Added 9 October 2026
recognition
/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
Latin root: recognitiōnem Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recognition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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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).
He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
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Acceptance as valid or true.
The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
- Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English recognicion, from Middle French recognicion, recognition and its etymon Latin recognitiōnem (accusative of recognitiō), from recognitus, past participle of recognōscere.
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