"identifiedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From identified + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|identified|ness}} identified + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} identifiedness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being identified. Tags: uncountable Related terms: identifiability, identifiableness
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