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Quick definitions from WordNet (recognition)
▸ noun: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body ("He was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman")
▸ noun: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering ("A politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces")
▸ noun: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid ("The recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States")
▸ noun: approval ("Give her recognition for trying")
▸ noun: the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country ("Territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991")
▸ noun: (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape ("Molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities")
▸ noun: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged ("The partners were delighted with the recognition of their work")
▸ noun: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly ("A sudden recognition of the problem he faced")
▸ Also see recognitions
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▸ noun: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body ("He was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman")
▸ noun: the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering ("A politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces")
▸ noun: an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid ("The recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States")
▸ noun: approval ("Give her recognition for trying")
▸ noun: the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country ("Territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991")
▸ noun: (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape ("Molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities")
▸ noun: the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged ("The partners were delighted with the recognition of their work")
▸ noun: coming to understand something clearly and distinctly ("A sudden recognition of the problem he faced")
▸ Also see recognitions
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to recognition
▸ Usage examples for recognition
▸ Idioms related to recognition (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing recognition
▸ Words that often appear near recognition
▸ Rhymes of recognition
▸ Invented words related to recognition