recognition

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, acknowledgment
  2. The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering (synset 105770995)
    "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"
    is a type of: memory, remembering - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
    subtypes:
    same as: identification
  3. Approval (synset 106701019)
    "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
    is a type of: approval, commendation - a message expressing a favorable opinion
    subtypes:
    same as: credit
  4. Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly (synset 105815548)
    "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"
    is a type of: apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding - the cognitive condition of someone who understands
    same as: realisation, realization
  5. (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape (synset 111523113)
    "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"
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    is a type of: organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
  6. The explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country (synset 107163815)
    "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"
    is a type of: diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations
  7. An acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid (synset 106203951)
    "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"
    is a type of: acceptance, credence - the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
  8. Designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body (synset 100166384)
    "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"
    is a type of: appointment, assignment, designation, naming - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

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