n.
1.the act of designating or identifying something
2.attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
3.evidence of identity
4.the condition of having your identity established
5.the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Idiom of the Day
put one's foot in one's mouth
to say something that is the wrong thing to say in a situation
The man put his foot in his mouth when he told his girlfriend about the surprise party.