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US
/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən, ˌɹɛkɪɡˈnɪʃən/
]
[ UK /ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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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 -
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 -
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 -
approval
give her credit for trying
he was given credit for his work
give her recognition for trying -
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work -
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
a growing realization of the risk involved
a sudden recognition of the problem he faced -
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
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 -
(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
How To Use recognition In A Sentence
- He pulled the hood of his cloak over his head to avoid recognition.
- HIV-positive Pedro Zamora from the San Francisco season, for example, put a face to the stigmatized disease of AIDS and did a world of good with his exposure -- even getting the recognition of then-president Bill Clinton. Ryan O'Connell: Auditioning for the Real World Is Too Real
- Furthermore, developmental psychologists found evidence that self-recognition correlates with empathy.
- A glance of recognition passed between them.
- Bromley's sporting talent is to be rewarded in the Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements.
- Fingerprint recognition, which falls under a technology called biometrics, has been used for years in the corporate environment.
- By then though, it was too late and the story had been twisted so far out of recognition that the forced references to things like Namek, Oozaru, and Roshi's pervertedness just seemed out of place and stupid. Anime Nano!
- It is a recognition for the native title right to possess which can only be exercised in accordance with currently acknowledged laws and customs.
- Just as trumpeters wore distinctive uniforms, so too they rode distinctive horses, usually greys, to aid recognition.
- It was in recognition of such distinguished services in the industry that Mr. Patel was awarded the ‘Order of the British Empire’.