identity

  • 11identity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ assumed, false ▪ He was discovered living under an assumed identity in South America. ▪ mistaken ▪ This is obviously a case o …

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  • 12identity — Although the term identity has a long history deriving from the Latin root idem implying sameness and continuity it was not until the twentieth century that the term came into popular usage. Discussions of identity take two major forms… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 13identity — i|den|ti|ty W2 [aıˈdentıti] n plural identities [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: identitas, from Latin idem same ] 1.) [U and C] someone s identity is their name or who they are ▪ The identity of the killer is still unknown. ▪ He… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14identity */*/*/ — UK [aɪˈdentɪtɪ] / US [aɪˈdentətɪ] noun Word forms identity : singular identity plural identities 1) a) [countable/uncountable] who you are, or what your name is Do you have any proof of identity? conceal/hide/protect your identity: He had managed …

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  • 15identity — i|den|ti|ty [ aı dentəti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount who you are or what your name is: Do you have any proof of identity? conceal/hide/protect your identity: He had managed to conceal his real identity. reveal/disclose your identity: They… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16identity —    by James Williams   In Deleuze s work, identity is perhaps the most heavily criticised concept from the philosophical tradition. That criticism takes many forms and depends on many different arguments and aesthetic expressions. However, these… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 17identity —    by James Williams   In Deleuze s work, identity is perhaps the most heavily criticised concept from the philosophical tradition. That criticism takes many forms and depends on many different arguments and aesthetic expressions. However, these… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 18identity — /uy den ti tee, i den /, n., pl. identities. 1. the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.… …

    Universalium

  • 19Identity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Identity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 identity identity sameness Sgm: N 1 coincidence coincidence coalescence Sgm: N 1 convertibility convertibility Sgm: N 1 equality equality &c. 27 Sgm: N 1 selfnes …

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  • 20identity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a the quality or condition of being a specified person or thing. b individuality, personality (felt he had lost his identity). 2 identification or the result of it (a case of mistaken identity; identity card). 3 the state of being… …

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