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
make up for lost time
to do something quickly (because you wasted time before)
We had to make up for lost time after wasting several days before starting the project.