(~s)
1.
The ~ of something is the recognition that it exists, is important, or is true.
Early ~ of a disease can prevent death and illness...
N-VAR: oft N of n
2.
Your ~ of a particular person or thing is your ability to name them because you know them or recognize them.
He’s made a formal ~ of the body.
N-VAR
3.
If someone asks you for some ~, they want to see something such as a driving licence, which proves who you are.
The woman who was on passport control asked me if I had any further ~.
= ID
N-UNCOUNT
4.
The ~ of one person or thing with another is the close association of one with the other.
...the ~ of Spain with Catholicism.
= association
N-VAR: usu N of n with n
5.
Identification with someone or something is the feeling of sympathy and support for them.
Marilyn had an intense ~ with animals.
= empathy
N-UNCOUNT: N with n