Recognition Definition
rĕkəg-nĭshən
noun
A recognizing or being recognized; acknowledgment; admission, as of a fact.
Webster's New World
Acknowledgment and approval, gratitude, etc.
In recognition of her services.
Webster's New World
An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
American Heritage
An acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim.
A recognition of their civil rights.
American Heritage
Identification of some person or thing as having been known before or as being of a certain kind.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Recognition
Noun
Singular:
recognition
Plural:
recognitionsOrigin of Recognition
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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 recognize
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin recognitionem (accusative of recognitio), from stem recognit, past participle of recognoscere.
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