identifiable characteristic

collocation in English

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identifiable
adjective
uk
/aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/us
/aɪˌden.t̬əˈfaɪ.ə.bəl/
able to ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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(Definition ofidentifiableandcharacteristicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be convenient if the three types of seed behaviour were associated with another easilyidentifiablecharacteristic.
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A broad brown chestband is present in most plumages and a square dark carpal patch contrasting with the white under-wing is an easilyidentifiablecharacteristicin light morph individuals.
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There are specialised articles of a kind principally or exclusively used for educational purposes for which exemption is provided by reference to certain identifiable characteristics.
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It is one of the several identifiable characteristics of melodrama that are plot devices dealing with situations that are highly improbable in real life.
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Missionary work is a fundamental principle of the church and has become one of its most readily identifiable characteristics.
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Historically, saisons did not share identifiable characteristics to pin them down as a style, but rather were a group of refreshing summer ales.
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The exposed steel towers, with their distinctive criss-crossed bracing, have become one of the bridge's most identifiable characteristics.
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Identifiable characteristics came to define, in particular, the middle class home.
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While their names and boundaries are not officially defined, each neighborhood exhibits its own unifying and identifiable characteristics.
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Historically, saisons did not share enough identifiable characteristics to pin them down as a specific style, but rather were a group of refreshing summer ales.
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One of the few identifiable characteristics on the top of the prothorax is a small line of spines along the front edge.
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Historically, saisons did not share enough identifiable characteristics to pin them down as a specific style, but rather were a group of refreshing summer ales made by farmers.
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