recognition

[ rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]

/ ˌrɛk əgˈnɪʃ ən /

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noun

an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.

the identification of something as having been previously seen, heard, known, etc.

the perception of something as existing or true; realization.

the acknowledgment of something as valid or as entitled to consideration: the recognition of a claim.

the acknowledgment of achievement, service, merit, etc.

the expression of this in the form of some token of appreciation: This promotion constitutes our recognition of her exceptional ability.

formal acknowledgment conveying approval or sanction.

acknowledgment of right to be heard or given attention: The chairman refused recognition to any delegate until order could be restored.

Psychology. the act or process of retrieving information previously encoded and stored in memory, when cued with the targeted information itself: The paper studies the effect of storytelling on English learners’ recognition of vocabulary words.Compare recall (def. 9), retrieval (def. 3).

International Law. an official act by which one state acknowledges the existence of another state or government, or of belligerency or insurgency.

the automated conversion of information, as words or images, into a form that can be processed by a machine, especially a computer or computerized device.Compare optical character recognition, pattern recognition.

Biochemistry. the responsiveness of one substance to another based on the reciprocal fit of a portion of their molecular shapes.

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5 notice, acceptance.

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Origin of recognition

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English recognicion, either from Old French or directly from Latin recognitiōn- (stem of recognitiō ), equivalent to recognit(us) (past participle of recognōscere; see recognize) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM recognition

rec·og·ni·tion·al, adjectivere·cog·ni·tive

[ri-kog-ni-tiv], /rɪˈkɒg nɪ tɪv/, re·cog·ni·to·ry

[ri-kog-ni-tawr-ee], /rɪˈkɒg nɪˌtɔr i/, adjectivepre·rec·og·ni·tion, nounun·re·cog·ni·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby recognition

recline, recliner, reclosable, recluse, reclusion, recognition, recognizance, recognize, recognizee, recognizor, recoil

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How to use recognition in a sentence

In 2018, four software engineers set up a company in Ghana to address this limitation of facial recognition software.
The race to build facial recognition tech for Africa is being led by this award-winning engineer|Audrey Donkor|September 17, 2020|Quartz
Perhaps no esports organization has more clout or recognition than FaZe Clan.
FaZe Clan’s Lee Trink, Troy Carter and Nick ‘Nickmercs’ Kolcheff are coming to Disrupt 2020|Jordan Crook|September 11, 2020|TechCrunch
If you are a setup based on any of the online business ideas, this can increase the sales as well as the overall recognition and reputation of your company.
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So, he was able to get a lot of recognition and coverage without having to spend that much on advertising.
America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 3, 2020|Freakonomics

This trend of voice search on smartphones continues to rise – all thanks to advances in speech recognition technology.
Voice search SEO guide: Trends and best practices|Ricky Wang|September 2, 2020|Search Engine Watch
His hunger strike in December 2011 received nation-wide recognition and was one of the sparks that ignited the protest movement.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a recent interview with Britain's The Sunday Times, Sola Jimenez said all he wants is recognition.
Spanish Court To Consider Paternity Claims Against Former King Juan Carlos|Tom Sykes|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It has yet to receive the recognition it deserves,” said Richardson.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some heads nodded in recognition of this, others look startled.
New York Nurses Are the Calm in Ebola’s Storm|Abby Haglage|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was the act of an organized group seeking international recognition, moral equivalency, and money.
Rudy Giuliani: Why I Protested ‘The Death of Klinghoffer’|Rudy Giuliani|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Recognition of the pneumococcus depends upon its morphology, the fact that it is Gram-staining, and the presence of a capsule.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The early recognition of pictured objects, of which certain animals have a measure, is often strikingly discerning.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Any moment, if he looked up, he would meet eyes—eyes that gazed with dim yet definite recognition into his own across the night.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Recognition of these staining properties marked the beginning of modern hematology.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The recognition did not lessen the reality, the poignancy of the revelation by any suggestion or promise of instability.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin

British Dictionary definitions for recognition

recognition

/ (ˌrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən) /

noun

the act of recognizing or fact of being recognized

acceptance or acknowledgment of a claim, duty, fact, truth, etc

a token of thanks or acknowledgment

formal acknowledgment of a government or of the independence of a country

mainly US and Canadian an instance of a chairman granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body, debate, etc

Derived forms of recognition

recognitive (rɪˈkɒɡnɪtɪv) or recognitory, adjective

Word Origin for recognition

C15: from Latin recognitiō, from recognoscere to know again, from re- + cognoscere to know, ascertain

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for recognition

recognition

In diplomacy, the act by which one nation acknowledges that a foreign government is a legitimate government and exchanges diplomats with it. The withholding of recognition is a way for one government to show its disapproval of another.

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