Definitions for recognition
recognition
rec·og·ni·tion
Spelling: [rek-uh g-nish-uh n]
IPA: /ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən/
Recognition is a 11 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.
You can make 533 anagrams from letters in recognition (cegiinnoort).
Definitions for recognition
noun
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an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
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the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.
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the perception of something as existing or true; realization.
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the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration:
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the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.
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the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation:
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formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.
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acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention:
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International Law. an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.
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the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, especially a computer or computerized device.
Compare optical character recognition, pattern recognition.
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Biochemistry. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.
Origin of recognition
1425-75; late Middle English recognicion (Old French) Latin recognitiōn- (stem of recognitiō), equivalent to recognit(us) (past participle of recognōscere; see recog
Examples for recognition
But the recognition of his merit came sooner than could have been expected.
After a sort of shyness in the recognition, he turns back with them.
When he came, Paralus looked upon him with a smile of recognition, and said, "My father!"
In a recent interview with Britain's The Sunday Times, Sola Jimenez said all he wants is recognition.
Some heads nodded in recognition of this, others look startled.
The increase in recognition of autism spectrum disorders in Western countries continues to confound and confuse.
Is it frustrating that he hasn't had the recognition you feel he deserves?
And yet, it seems to me, this is the beginning of our recognition of the Divine.
“It has yet to receive the recognition it deserves,” said Richardson.
He told them what had happened, the meeting, the recognition.