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English noun: acknowledgment | |||
| 1. | acknowledgment (state) the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | acknowledgement, recognition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acceptance | ||
| Attribute | acknowledged, unacknowledged | ||
| 2. | acknowledgment (communication) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | ||
| Samples | The student's essay failed to list several important citations. The acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book. The article includes mention of similar clinical cases. | ||
| Synonyms | citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annotation, notation, note | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross-index, cross-reference, photo credit | ||
| 3. | acknowledgment (communication) a statement acknowledging something or someone | ||
| Samples | She must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment. The preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her. | ||
| Synonyms | acknowledgement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admission, aloha, apology, ciao, commiseration, condolence, credits, declination, farewell, greeting, handclasp, handshake, handshaking, mea culpa, receipt, regrets, salutation, shake, thanks, word of farewell | ||
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