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recognition Definition
(n)
the
state
or
quality
of
being
recognized
or
acknowledged
; "
the
partners
were
delighted
with
the
recognition
of
their
work
"; "
she
seems
to
avoid
much
in
the
way
of
recognition
or
acknowledgement
of
feminist
work
prior
to
her
own
"
(n)
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
t
(n)
approval
; "
give
her
recognition
for
trying
"; "
he
was
given
credit
for
his
work
"; "
give
her
credit
for
trying
"; "
the
credits
were
given
at
the
end
of
the
film
"
(n)
coming
to
understand
something
clearly
and
distinctly
; "
a
growing
realization
of
the
risk
involved
"; "
a
sudden
recognition
of
the
problem
he
faced
"; "
increasing
recognition
that
diabetes
frequently
coexists
with
other
chronic
diseases
"
(n) (
biology
)
the
ability
of
one
molecule
to
attach
to
another
molecule
that
has
a
complementary
shape
; "
molecular
recognition
drives
all
of
biology
,
for
instance
,
hormone
and
receptor
or
antibody
-
antigen
interactions
or
the
organization
of
molecules
into
lar
(n)
the
explicit
and
formal
acknowledgement
of
a
government
or
of
the
national
independence
of
a
country
; "
territorial
disputes
were
resolved
in
Guatemala
''
s
recognition
of
Belize
in
1991
"
(n)
an
acceptance
(
as
of
a
claim
)
as
true
and
valid
; "
the
recognition
of
the
Rio
Grande
as
a
boundary
between
Mexico
and
the
United
States
"
(n)
designation
by
the
chair
granting
a
person
the
right
to
speak
in
a
deliberative
body
; "
he
was
unable
to
make
his
motion
because
he
couldn
''
t
get
recognition
by
the
chairman
"
recognition Synonyms
acknowledgement
acknowledgment
credit
identification
realisation
realization
recognition
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