identifying mark/feature

noun

: a mark or feature that shows who someone is or what something is
The large mustache was an identifying feature of the man.
The police detective put a small identifying mark on the envelope.

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identify

identifying mark/feature

identifying pronoun

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“Identifying mark/feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identifying%20mark%2Ffeature. Accessed 8 Dec. 2022.

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