identikit

identikit
noun (C) BrE
1 a method used by the police for producing a picture of a possible criminal from descriptions given by a witness or witnesses; composite 1 (2) AmE: an identikit portrait
2 identikit houses/popstars etc all exactly the same, and with no interesting or unusual features
identity /aI'dentiti/ noun
1 (C, U) sb's identity who someone is; someone's name: The identity of the killer is still unknown. | mistaken identity (=when someone is mistaken for someone else): He was chased and shot by the police in a case of mistaken identity.
2 (U) the qualities and attitudes you have that make you feel you have your own character and are different from other people: sense of identity: He has no sense of his own identity. | cultural/ethnic/social identity (=a strong feeling of belonging to a particular group, race etc) | identity crisis (=a feeling of uncertainty about who you really are and what your purpose in life is)
3 (U) formal exact similarity between two things

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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