identifying feature

collocation in English

meaningsofidentifyandfeature

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identify
verb
uk
/aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/us
/aɪˈden.t̬ə.faɪ/
to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or ...
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feature
noun
uk
/ˈfiː.tʃər/us
/ˈfiː.tʃɚ/
a typical quality or an important part ...
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(Definition ofidentifyandfeaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofidentifying feature

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The keyidentifyingfeatureof a political party is that it puts up candidates for election under a common banner.
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This is understandable, because, alongside tax policy and domestic policy, an independent foreign policy is one of the key features, you might almost say anidentifyingfeature, of national sovereignty.
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The number of egg cell in each egg capsule is anidentifyingfeatureof each species.
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Anotheridentifyingfeaturefor the broadhead catfish is the white spots on the side of its black body.
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The chain of custody can be less stringent when dealing with property which has a uniqueidentifyingfeaturelike a serial number.
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However, the three straight funnels were an instantidentifyingfeature.
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Anotheridentifyingfeatureis the placement of the kakegoe, or shouts.
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Anidentifyingfeatureis the "intramarginal" leaf vein, which starts at the leaf base and travels on either edge of the leaf.
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It is this lively interplay between the drummer and the singer that was carried from ketuk tilu, and is anidentifyingfeature.
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The bestidentifyingfeatureis the large, pale, squarish stigma which gives the species its common name.
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Sensors in these arrays typically use a universal signalling technique ("e.g." fluorescence), thus making coordinates their onlyidentifyingfeature.
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Anotheridentifyingfeatureis a pearl organ (enlarged dermal denticle) at the center of the back, found in individuals of all ages.
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Anotheridentifyingfeatureis the presence of chequered termen to both surfaces each wing, which is broader in the females.
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The eyes and skin remain the bestidentifyingfeature.
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The long silky grey and white or blue and tan coat is anidentifyingfeature, hanging straight and parted along the back, and described as flat, fine and glossy.
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Interviewees' names and any other identifying features were changed in order to maintain anonymity.
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It may also be used by irregular military forces or paramilitary organizations to conceal their identities and have been used as anidentifyingfeaturein fictional representations of such groups.
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Another keyidentifyingfeatureis its ability to split benzamide.
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Outliers were a diverse group without common identifying features.
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However, oneidentifyingfeatureis the light horizontal line below the eyes on the cheek.
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