acknowledgment
[ak-nol-ij-muh nt]
- an act of acknowledging.
- recognition of the existence or truth of something: the acknowledgment of a sovereign power.
- an expression of appreciation.
- a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.
- Law.
- a declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document.
- an official certificate of a formal acknowledging.
- public recognition by a man of an illegitimate child as his own.
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Also especially British, ac·knowl·edge·ment.
Origin of acknowledgment
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Examples from the Web for acknowledgement
Contemporary Examples
Such ongoing military action gets almost no acknowledgement, never mind serious scrutiny.
From the Levant to Ferguson to Baltimore, The Most Violent Summer in YearsGene Robinson
September 14, 2014
Above all, artists deserve a milieu in which musical talent is celebrated and given some acknowledgement in the media.
Far from being limiting, this acknowledgement allowed her to make a series that speaks directly to the epidemic as it is today.
The acknowledgement goes to the heart of a disagreement in the run-up to the Olympic Games.
It is, in short, the same old dog-eared Republican playbook with nary an acknowledgement that Obama just won reelection.
Historical Examples
On 31 May followed a reply full of kindliness and acknowledgement.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
Dark sent out a call to Cheng and received an acknowledgement.
Rebels of the Red PlanetCharles Louis Fontenay
The robot clicked its acknowledgement and moved on to the next table.
Starman's QuestRobert Silverberg
Walter bowed in acknowledgement of the compliment, but did not speak.
The Boy CrusadersJohn G. Edgar
Silence, and a starting tear, were her only acknowledgement.
Frank MildmayCaptain Frederick Marryat
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acknowledgement
- the act of acknowledging or state of being acknowledged
- something done or given as an expression of thanks, as a reply to a message, etc
- (plural) an author's statement acknowledging his use of the works of other authors, usually printed at the front of a book
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Word Origin and History for acknowledgement
n.
1590s, "act of acknowledging," from acknowledge + -ment. "An early instance of -ment added to an orig. Eng. vb." [OED]. Meaning "token of due recognition" is recorded from 1610s.
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acknowledgment
n.
alternative form of acknowledgement. OED deems it "a spelling more in accordance with Eng. values of letters."
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