What does "identifiee" mean?

One who or that which is identified; the subject of an identification.

Identifiee

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Noun

1
One who or that which is identified; the subject of an identification.
"As with other forms of PF-identification, for example nominal Case, there is a general ban on 'over-identification'; in general, identifying features are in a bi-unique relation to their identifiees (cf. 1.5.)."

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"As with other forms of PF-identification, for example nominal Case, there is a general ban on 'over-identification'; in general, identifying features are in a bi-unique relation to their identifiees (cf. 1.5.)."

Etymology

From identify + -ee.

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