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English to English noun
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the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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a statement acknowledging something or someone | | Example: she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
source: wordnet30
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The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. | | source: webster1913
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