The Distant Spell [metamagic](https://www.dndbeyond.com/classes/sorcerer#Metamagic-372) for the Sorcerer class has this description:

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> When you cast a spell that has a range of 5 feet or greater, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double the range of the spell.
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> When you cast a spell that has a range of touch, you can spend 1 sorcery point to make the range of the spell 30 feet.
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The [*identify*](https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Identify#content) spell has a range of touch, but it also has the following text in the spell description:

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> You choose one object that you must touch throughout the casting of the spell.
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Does the specific text of the spell description override the Distant Spell metamagic, or can you cast *identify* on an object without actually touching it by using Distant Spell?