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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   caller identification; a feature that identifies the phone number of the caller. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world wordnet
3. 3
   Abbreviation of combat identification; compare IFF. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Acronym of center/centre instrument display. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Initialism of criminal investigation/investigative division/department. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

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6. 6
   Initialism of cubic inches displacement; cubic inches of displacement. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Scotland Yard Criminal Investigation Department British, initialism
2. 2
   U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command US, initialism
3. 3
   Former name of NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigation Division). US, initialism

Synonyms

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criminal investigation commandcriminal investigation commandunited states army criminal investigation command

Example

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"The magnificent film made us think that the legend of El Cid is true."

Related phrases

combat identification

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