recognition
[ rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]
/ ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən /
noun
Origin of recognition
OTHER WORDS FROM recognition
rec·og·ni·tion·al, adjective re·cog·ni·tive [ri-kog-ni-tiv] /rɪˈkɒg nɪ tɪv/, re·cog·ni·to·ry [ri-kog-ni-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /rɪˈkɒg nɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective pre·rec·og·ni·tion, noun un·re·cog·ni·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby recognition
recliner,
reclosable,
recluse,
reclusion,
reco-reco,
recognition,
recognition factor,
recognizance,
recognize,
recognizee,
recognizor
Example sentences from the Web for recognition
British Dictionary definitions for recognition
recognition
/ (ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən) /
noun
the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized
acceptance or acknowledgment of a claim, duty, fact, truth, etc
a token of thanks or acknowledgment
formal acknowledgment of a government or of the independence of a country
mainly US and Canadian
an instance of a chairman granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc
Derived forms of recognition
recognitive (rɪˈkɒɡnɪtɪv) or recognitory, adjectiveWord Origin for recognition
C15: from Latin
recognitiō, from
recognoscere to know again, from
re- +
cognoscere to know, ascertain
Medical definitions for recognition
recognition
[ rĕk′əg-nĭsh′ən ]
n.
An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate interactions.
Cultural definitions for recognition
recognition
In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that a foreign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.