identifiable

adjective

iden·​ti·​fi·​able ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl How to pronounce identifiable (audio)
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: capable of being identified
Cardenal … was easily identifiable in his signature black beret and loose white peasant shirts.Associated Press
While there's no single identifiable cause of high blood pressure, secondary hypertension is often sparked by conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, kidney problems, thyroid problems or consumption of cocaine or methamphetamine.Fiza Pirani
identifiably adverb
an identifiably British accent
Each species of spider builds a web that is identifiably unique … Michael H. Robinson

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Your name, address or phone number: Chatbots aren’t designed to handle personally identifiable info. Kim Komando, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024 For two years there were no identifiable photos or videos of the drones from the battlefield. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 In the case of AIs, there is usually not even an identifiable chunk of text that’s being parroted—just a smoothie distilled from an unthinkably large number of ingredients. Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation. Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for identifiable 

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of identifiable was in 1804

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“Identifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identifiable. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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