appreciation
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ʃiˈeɪ noun
1.
gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
2.
the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value.
3.
clear perception or recognition, especially of aesthetic quality: a course in art appreciation.
4.
an increase or rise in the value of property, goods, etc.
5.
critical notice; evaluation; opinion, as of a situation, person, etc.
Origin:
1600–10; earlier appretiation < Late Latin appretiāt(us) (see appreciate) + -ion, or < French appréciation
1600–10; earlier appretiation < Late Latin appretiāt(us) (see appreciate) + -ion, or < French appréciation
Related forms
ap·pre·ci·a·tion·al, adjective
non·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
o·ver·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
self-ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
su·per·ap·pre·ci·a·tion, noun
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | thanks or gratitude |
| 2. | assessment of the true worth or value of persons or things |
| 3. | perceptive recognition of qualities, as in art |
| 4. | an increase in value, as of goods or property |
| 5. | a written review of a book, etc, esp when favourable |
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Word Origin & History
appreciation
c.1600, from Fr. appréciation, noun of action from apprécier (14c.), from L. appretiare "action of estimating quality" (see appreciate). Generally with a sense of "high estimation" from c.1650. Meaning "expression of (favorable) estimation" is from 1858;
sense of "rise in value" is from c.1790.
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Example sentences
He captured pictures fostering appreciation of both the beauty and fragility of the seas.
It is based on this positive feedback of the appreciation of the price attracting speculators.
He stood as a show of appreciation, not because he burned to be appreciated.
Much of that appreciation has taken place in just the past month.
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