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1. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged.

Etymology

  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

2. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering.

Etymology

  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

3. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] approval.

Etymology

  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

4. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] coming to understand something clearly and distinctly.

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  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

5. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body.

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  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

6. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid.

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  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

7. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country.

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  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)

8. recognition

noun. ['ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən, ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən'] (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape.

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  • recognition (English)
  • recognitionem (Latin)
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