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identification(dictionary)
identification(dictionary)

riparian area (medicine) and identification (iou)


riparian area (medicine)


riparian area


An area of land directly influenced by water. An ecosystem that is transitional between land and water ecosystems. Riparian areas usually have visible vegetative or physical characteristics reflecting the influence of water. River sides, lake borders, and marshes are typical riparian areas.


identification (iou)



identification noun. M17.
[Orig. from medieval Latin identificatio(n-), from identificat- pa. ppl stem of identificare (see IDENTIFY); later from IDENTIFY: see -FICATION.]
The action or an act of identifying, the fact of being identified. M17.
N. Algren If you sent a man to prison on a wrong identification you're a criminal yourself. J. K. Galbraith Political identification with those of the lowest estate has anciently brought..reproaches. Lancashire Evening Telegraph After formal identification of the body.., the inquest was adjourned.
Documentary evidence, as a passport, driving licence, etc., serving to identify a person. M20.
Globe & Mail (Toronto) My driver's licence, draft card, student I.D., and all Other identification I had on me.
Comb.: identification bracelet, identification card, identification disc, etc.: worn or carried and bearing a name, assigned number, etc., identifying the wearer or carrier; identification parade an assembly of people among whom a suspect is to be identified.
identificational adjective of or involving identification M20.
identificatory adjective serving to identify M20.