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
lose one's train of thought
to forget what one was talking or thinking about
I lost my train of thought when I was talking on the telephone to my friend.