acknowledgment

pronunciation

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Word Origin

acknowledgment (n.)
alternative form of acknowledgement. OED deems it "a spelling more in accordance with Eng. values of letters."

Example

1. Nevertheless , his acknowledgment of my efforts was an incredible gift .
2. Despite nearly unanimous acknowledgment among scientists that cancer is winning the war , optimism abounds .
3. To mr. friedman , this amounted to official acknowledgment of his role in eichmann 's capture .
4. There were already stiff penalties for " divisionism " , an acknowledgment of differences between hutu and tutsi .
5. Now the queen 's state visit marks a formal acknowledgment of a detoxified relationship that has started to flourish .

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