'Recognition' definitions:
Definition of 'recognition'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: recognition, acknowledgment, acknowledgement]
noun
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" [syn: recognition, identification]
noun
Approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" [syn: recognition, credit]
noun
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" [syn: realization, realisation, recognition]
noun
(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"
noun
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"
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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"
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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"
Definition of 'Recognition'
From: GCIDE
- Recognition \Rec`og*ni"tion\ (r[e^]k`[o^]g*n[i^]sh"[u^]n), 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. [1913 Webster]
- The lives of such saints had, at the time of their yearly memorials, solemn recognition in the church of God. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'recognition'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptance,
- acclaim,
- acknowledgment,
- action,
- admission,
- allowance,
- anagnorisis,
- angle,
- apperception,
- appreciation,
- appreciativeness,
- architectonics,
- architecture,
- argument,
- assimilation,
- atmosphere,
- attention,
- avowal,
- awareness,
- background,
- benediction,
- blurb,
- boost,
- bringing to light,
- buildup,
- casual discovery,
- catastrophe,
- catching,
- celebrity,
- chance discovery,
- character,
- characterization,
- cognition,
- cognizance,
- color,
- commendation,
- complication,
- concession,
- confession,
- consciousness,
- continuity,
- contrivance,
- credit,
- crediting,
- declaration,
- denouement,
- design,
- detection,
- determination,
- determining,
- development,
- device,
- disclosure,
- discovery,
- distinguishment,
- due,
- eclat,
- episode,
- espial,
- excavation,
- exhumation,
- exposure,
- fable,
- falling action,
- fame,
- famousness,
- figure,
- find,
- finding,
- finding out,
- gimmick,
- glory,
- good word,
- grace,
- honor,
- honorable mention,
- hymn,
- hype,
- identification,
- incident,
- insight,
- invention,
- kudos,
- line,
- local color,
- locating,
- location,
- lucky strike,
- mindfulness,
- mood,
- motif,
- movement,
- mythos,
- name,
- noesis,
- note,
- notice,
- notoriety,
- notoriousness,
- paean,
- perception,
- peripeteia,
- plan,
- plot,
- plug,
- popularity,
- praise,
- prayer of thanks,
- profession,
- promotion,
- publicity,
- puff,
- realization,
- reclame,
- rediscovery,
- reidentification,
- renown,
- report,
- reputation,
- repute,
- revelation,
- right,
- rising action,
- scheme,
- secondary plot,
- sensibility,
- serendipity,
- slant,
- spotting,
- story,
- strike,
- structure,
- subject,
- subplot,
- switch,
- thank offering,
- thank-you,
- thanks,
- thanksgiving,
- the bubble reputation,
- thematic development,
- theme,
- tone,
- topic,
- treasure trove,
- trouvaille,
- trove,
- twist,
- uncovering,
- unearthing,
- vogue,
- what is owing