recognition
Americannoun
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an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
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the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.
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the perception of something as existing or true; realization.
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the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration.
the recognition of a claim.
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the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.
- Synonyms:
- acceptance, notice
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the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation.
This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability.
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formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.
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acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention.
The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored.
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Psychology. the act or process of retrieving information previously encoded and stored in memory, when cued with the targeted information itself.
The paper studies the effect of storytelling on English learners’ recognition of vocabulary words.
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International Law. an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.
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the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, especially a computer or computerized device.
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Biochemistry. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.
noun
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the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized
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acceptance or acknowledgment of a claim, duty, fact, truth, etc
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a token of thanks or acknowledgment
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formal acknowledgment of a government or of the independence of a country
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an instance of a chairman granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc
Other Word Forms
- prerecognition noun
- recognitional adjective
- recognitive adjective
- recognitory adjective
- unrecognitory adjective
Etymology
Origin of recognition
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recognicion, either from Old French or directly from Latin recognitiōn- (stem of recognitiō ), equivalent to recognit(us) (past participle of recognōscere; recognize ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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It brings with it symbolic recognition and the opportunity to maintain a formal connection to the university.
From Salon
The eclectic shortlist also sees recognition for Lily Allen's bitter break-up album, West End Girl, songs from the movie musicals Wicked and KPop Demon Hunters, and a best group nomination for resurgent Britpop band Pulp.
From BBC
It’s “a persistent pattern generally attached to nefarious tricks such as channel stuffing, aggressive revenue recognition or extended payment terms used as sales concessions,” Burry said in a recent Substack post.
From MarketWatch
Perhaps in recognition of those sensitivities, both Meta and YouTube assigned Thursday’s delicate cross-examination to female attorneys, who took a decidedly softer tack with Kaley than Stanner had with her therapist.
From Los Angeles Times
There should have been a recognition by the director of football that while Nancy came in with a really strong record in Major League Soccer, that competition is very different to British football.
From BBC
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