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rec⋅og⋅ni⋅tion

  [rek-uhg-nish-uhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME recognicion (< OF) < L recognitiōn- (s. of recognitiō), equiv. to recognit(us) (ptp. of recognōscere; see recognize ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
rec⋅og⋅ni⋅tion⋅al, adjective
re⋅cog⋅ni⋅tive  [ri-kog-ni-tiv] , re⋅cog⋅ni⋅to⋅ry  [ri-kog-ni-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

Synonyms:
5. notice, acceptance.
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rec·og·ni·tion   (rěk'əg-nĭsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. The act of recognizing or condition of being recognized.
  2. An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
  3. An acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim: a recognition of their civil rights.
  4. Attention or favorable notice: She received recognition for her many achievements.
  5. Official acceptance of the national status of a new government by another nation.
  6. Biology The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate and antibody-antigen interactions.

[Middle English recognicion, knowledge of an event, from Old French recognition, from Latin recognitiō, recognitiōn-, act of recognizing, from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere, to recognize; see recognize.]
re·cog'ni·to'ry (rĭ-kŏg'nĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē), re·cog'ni·tive (-tĭv) adj.
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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: 認識
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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.

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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.

  1. An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
  2. The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate interactions.

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