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rec⋅og⋅ni⋅tion
[rek-uh
g-nish-uh
n]
–noun
| 1. | an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized. |
| 2. | the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc. |
| 3. | the perception of something as existing or true; realization. |
| 4. | the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration: the recognition of a claim. |
| 5. | the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc. |
| 6. | the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation: This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability. |
| 7. | formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction. |
| 8. | acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention: The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored. |
| 9. | International Law. an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency. |
| 10. | the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, esp. a computer or computerized device. Compare optical character recognition, pattern recognition. |
| 11. | Biochemistry. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes. |
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Recognition
Rec`og*ni"tion\, n. [L. recognitio: cf. F. recognition. See Recognizance.] The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice. The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly memorials, solemn recognition in the church of God. --Hooker.
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Language Translation for : recognition
Spanish:
reconocimiento,
German:
die Anerkennung, das Erkennen,
Japanese:
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recognition
In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that a foreign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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recognition
1473, from L. recognitionem (nom. recognitio) "act of recognizing," from recognit-, pp. stem of recognoscere "to acknowledge, know again, examine" (see recognize).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: rec·og·ni·tion
Pronunciation: "re-k&g-'ni-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act, process, or fact of recognizing
2 : the state of being recognized
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: rec·og·ni·tion
Pronunciation: "rek-&g-'nish-&n
Function: noun
: the form of memory that consists in knowing orfeeling that a present object has been met before
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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recognition rec·og·ni·tion (rěk'əg-nĭsh'ən)
n.
- An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
- The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate interactions.
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