Dictionary Check: recognition
"recognition" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
18
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Definition
noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Example:
"the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"
noun
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Example:
"a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"
noun
approval
Example:
"give her recognition for trying"
noun
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
Example:
"a growing realization of the risk involved"
noun
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
Example:
"molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"
noun
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
Example:
"territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"
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