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Recognition

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Definitions for Recognition

noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Synonyms
acknowledgment acknowledgement
Examples
  1. the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
  2. she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
noun
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Synonyms
identification
Examples
  1. a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
  2. experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
noun
approval
Synonyms
credit
Examples
  1. give her recognition for trying
  2. he was given credit for his work
  3. give her credit for trying
noun
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
Synonyms
realization realisation
Examples
  1. a growing realization of the risk involved
  2. a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
  3. increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
noun
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
Examples
  1. molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities
noun
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
Examples
  1. territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991
noun
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
Examples
  1. the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States
noun
designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
Examples
  1. he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman

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