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id
[id]
noun
psychoanalysis
id (noun) · ids (plural noun)

the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest. Compare with ego and superego.
"the conflict between the drives of the id and the demands of the cultural superego"
Origin
1920s: from Latin, literally ‘that’, translating German es. The term was first used in this sense by Freud, following use in a similar sense by his contemporary, Georg Groddeck.
-id
[id]
suffix

forming adjectives such as putrid, torrid.
Origin
from French -ide from Latin -idus.
-id
[id]
suffix

forming nouns such as chrysalid, pyramid.
biology
forming names of structural constituents:
"plastid"
botany
forming names of plants belonging to a family with a name ending in -idaceae:
"orchid"
Origin
from or suggested by French -ide, via Latin -idis from Greek -is, -id-.
-id
[id]
suffix

zoology
forming nouns denoting an animal belonging to a family with a name ending in -idae or to a class with a name ending in -ida:
"carabid" · "arachnid"
forming nouns denoting a member of a specified dynasty or family:
"Achaemenid" · "Sassanid"
astronomy
forming nouns denoting a meteor in a shower radiating from a specified constellation:
"Geminids"
forming nouns denoting a star of a class like one in a specified constellation:
"cepheid"
Origin
from or suggested by Latin -ides (plural -idae, -ida), from Greek.
ID
[ˌīˈdē]
noun
ID (noun) · IDs (plural noun)

identification; identity:
"they weren't carrying any ID" · "an ID card"
verb
ID (verb) · ID's (third person present) · ID'ing (present participle) · ID'd (past tense) · ID'd (past participle) · IDs (third person present) · IDing (present participle) · IDed (past tense) · IDed (past participle)

informal
establish the identity of:
"the Finnish authorities were able to ID him"
ask (someone) to show proof of their age or identity:
"I got ID'd at the bar"
abbreviation

Idaho (in official postal use).
id.
[id.]
abbreviation

idem.
Eid
[ēd]
noun
Id (noun)

a Muslim festival, in particular Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha.
Origin
from Arabic ‘īd ‘feast’, from Aramaic.
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noun
the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest. Compare with
ego
and
superego
.
mind
imagination
self
psyche
ego
superego
unconscious mind
inner self
innermost self
inner man/woman
true being
essential nature
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Opposite:
conscious mind
noun
identification; identity:
papers
identity papers
bona fides
documents
credentials
pass
badge
warrant
license
permit
passport
certificate
diploma
references
testimonial
identification papers
ID card
identity card
proof of identity
proof of qualifications
letter of introduction
letter of recommendation
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