On the other hand, ME/ɛu/ preserved itsidentity into the early Modern English period, and the early writers on orthography and pronunciation normally distinguish between lME/iu/ and lME/ɛu/, the latter of which occurs in words with eME/ɛː/ likedew (OEdēaw),few (OEfēawe),hew (OEhēawan),sew (eME ē < ĕ, OEseowian), shrew (OEscrēawa), etc.
Aname orpersona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
This criminal has taken on severalidentities.
In this show, the competitor'sidentity will remain secret until after the vote.
(algebra) An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
Zero is theidentity for the addition of real numbers.
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