recognition
pronunciation
How to pronounce recognition in British English:
UK [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn]
How to pronounce recognition in American English:
US [ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn]
-
- Noun:
- the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
- approval
- coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
- the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
- an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
- designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
Word Origin
- recognition (n.)
- mid-15c., "knowledge of an event or incident; understanding," from Middle French recognition (15c.) and directly from Latin recognitionem (nominative recognitio) "a reviewing, investigation, examination," noun of action from past participle stem of recognoscere "to acknowledge, know again; examine" (see recognize). Sense of "formal avowal of knowledge and approval" is from 1590s; especially acknowledgement of the independence of a country by a state formerly exercising sovereignty (1824). Meaning "a knowing again" is from 1798.
Example
- 1. These data sets included language and object recognition .
- 2. Facial recognition programs are used in police and security operations .
- 3. This recognition is the foundation of web evolution research .
- 4. Hardly the same as formal diplomatic recognition .
- 5. The prize is purely recognition of great literary writing .