acknowledgment

Noun
  1. The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged (synset 114435385)
    "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"
    tells us about:
    is a type of: acceptance - the state of being acceptable and accepted
    same as: acknowledgement, recognition
  2. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage (synset 106776392)
    "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"
    is a type of: annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added)
    subtypes:
    same as: citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
  3. A statement acknowledging something or someone (synset 106641368)
    "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"
    is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    subtypes:
    • credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)
    • receipt - an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made
    • farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
    • greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
    • aloha, ciao - an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)
    • handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
    • apology - an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
    • mea culpa - an acknowledgment of your error or guilt
    • commiseration, condolence - an expression of sympathy with another's grief
    • declination, regrets - a polite refusal of an invitation
    • admission - an acknowledgment of the truth of something
    • thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation
    same as: acknowledgement

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