Hypernyms for "identification"

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Hypernyms

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ballistic fingerprinting ballistic identification biometric authentication biometric identification bullet fingerprinting diagnosing diagnosis facial profiling fingerprint identity identity verification imprint linguistic profiling negative identification positive identification profiling speaker identification talker identification
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.

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