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1. (n.) recognition
an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
2. recognition
identification of a person or thing as having previously been seen, heard, etc.
3. recognition
perception of something as existing, true, or valid; realization or acceptance.
4. recognition
the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.
5. recognition
formal acknowledgment conveying approval, sanction, or validity.
6. recognition
an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another or of a new government.
7. recognition
the automated conversion of words or images into a form that can be processed by a computer.
8. recognition
Biochem. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.
Etymology: (1425–75; recognicion (< OF) < L recognitiō)
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| Definition of 'Recognition' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
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"
2. (noun) recognition, identification
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"
3. (noun) recognition, credit
approval
"give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
4. (noun) realization, realisation, recognition
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"
5. (noun) recognition
(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 larger biologically active entities"
6. (noun) recognition
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"
7. (noun) recognition
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"
8. (noun) recognition
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"
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1. (noun) recognition
praise, awards, etc. given for an achievement
the teacher's public recognition of her students' efforts; Her salary was raised in recognition of her hard work.
2. recognition
understanding and acceptance; = acknowledgment
his recognition that he had caused some of the problems
3. recognition
the fact of knowing sb or sth because you have seen, heard, etc. them before
a lack of recognition in her eyes; a voice recognition system
4. recognition
official acceptance of a group, country, etc.
a Native American tribe seeking official recognition by the government
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| Definition of 'Recognition' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Recognition
the act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice
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| Definition of 'Recognition' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Recognition
1. The determination by any means of the individuality of persons, or of objects such as aircraft, ships, or tanks, or of phenomena such as communications-electronics patterns. 2. In ground combat operations, the determination that an object is similar within a category of something already known; e.g., tank, truck, man.
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