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   Rec·og·ni·tion

   /ˌrekəɡˈniSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. identification of someone or something or person from previous encounters or knowledge: "she saw him pass by without a sign of recognition" Similar identificationrecollectionrecallremembrance
   • 2. acknowledgment of something's existence, validity, or legality: "the unions must receive proper recognition" Similar acknowledgmentacceptanceadmissionconcedingconcessiongrantingrealizationawarenessconsciousnessknowledgeperceptionappreciationunderstandingapprehensioncognizanceofficial approvalcertificationaccreditationendorsementsanctioningvalidationratification
   • ▪ appreciation or acclaim for an achievement, service, or ability: "his work was slow to gain recognition" Similar appreciationgratitudethankscongratulationsa pat on the backhat tipcreditcommendationacclaimacclamationtributesacknowledgmentrewardhonorhomageapplausea round of applauseaccoladesa mentioninformal:bouquetsbrownie points
   • ▪ formal acknowledgment by a country that another political entity fulfills the conditions of statehood and is eligible to be dealt with as a member of the international community: "they are granting full recognition to the republic"

   Word Origin late 15th century (denoting the acknowledgment of a service): from Latin recognitio(n-), from the verb recognoscere ‘know again, recall to mind’ (see recognize).

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   • [Middle English recognicion, knowledge of an event, from Old French recognition, from Latin recognitiō, recognitiōn-, act of recognizing, from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere, to recognize; see recognize.] re·cog′ni·to′ry(rĭ-kŏg′nĭ-tôr′ē), re·cog′ni·tive(-tĭv)adj.

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   noun. an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized. the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc. the perception of something as existing or true; realization. the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration: the recognition of a claim. the acknowledgment of achievement ...

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   the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering. “a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces”. “experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer”. synonyms: identification.

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