ID - Meaning, Image, Examples & Etymology - Learn English Visually

|I-D|

/aɪˈdiː/

identity proof

Etymology

Etymology Information

'ID' originates from the Latin word 'idem,' meaning 'the same.'

Historical Evolution

'ID' evolved from the Latin 'idem' to the modern English abbreviation for 'identity.'

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'the same,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'identity document.'

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

a document or card that proves a person's identity.

You need to show your ID to enter the building.

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Noun 2

the part of the mind in psychoanalytic theory that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

In Freudian theory, the id is one of the three components of the human psyche.

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