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English noun: recognition

1. recognition (state) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged


SamplesThe 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.


Synonymsacknowledgement, acknowledgment


Broader (hypernym)acceptance


Attributeacknowledged, unacknowledged

2. recognition (cognition) the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering


SamplesA 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.


Synonymsidentification


Broader (hypernym)memory, remembering


Narrower (hyponym)identity, speaker identification, talker identification

3. recognition (communication) approval


SamplesGive her recognition for trying.
He was given credit for his work.
Give her credit for trying.


Synonymscredit


Broader (hypernym)approval, commendation


Narrower (hyponym)commemoration, memorial, ovation, remembrance, salutation, salute, standing ovation

4. recognition (cognition) coming to understand something clearly and distinctly


SamplesA growing realization of the risk involved.
A sudden recognition of the problem he faced.
Increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases.


Synonymsrealisation, realization


Broader (hypernym)apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding

5. recognition (phenomenon) (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape


SamplesMolecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities.


Broader (hypernym)organic phenomenon


Domain categorybiological science, biology

6. recognition (communication) the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country


SamplesTerritorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991.


Broader (hypernym)diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations

7. recognition (cognition) an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid


SamplesThe recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States.


Broader (hypernym)acceptance, credence

8. recognition (act) designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body


SamplesHe was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman.


Broader (hypernym)appointment, assignment, designation, naming









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