recognition

English

/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity
  • acceptance as valid or true
  • official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country
  • honour, favourable note, or attention
  • (immunology) The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.
  • (Scotland) A return of the feu to the superior.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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