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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•og•ni•tion /ˌrɛkəgˈnɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- identification of a person or thing as having previously been seen, heard, known, etc.:He looked at her with a growing sense of recognition.
- perception or understanding of something as existing, true, or valid:recognition that students need encouragement.
- the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, ability, status, etc.
- Governmentan official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or of a new government.
See -gnos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rec•og•ni•tion (rek′əg nish′ən),USA pronunciation n. - an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.
- the perception of something as existing or true; realization.
- the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration:the recognition of a claim.
- the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.
- the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation:This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability.
- formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.
- acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention:The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored.
- Law[Internat. Law.]an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.
- Computingthe automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, esp. a computer or computerized device. Cf. optical character recognition, pattern recognition.
- Biochemistry, Immunologythe responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.
- Latin recognitiōn- (stem of recognitiō), equivalent. to recognit(us) (past participle of recognōscere; see recognize) + -iōn- -ion
- Old French)
- late Middle English recognicion (1425–75
rec′og•ni′tion•al, adj. re•cog•ni•tive (ri kog′ni tiv),USA pronunciation re•cog•ni•to•ry (ri kog′ni tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. - 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged notice, acceptance.
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