RECOGNITION
(noun)Definitions
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Recognition - as a noun
The state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Example: "The partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"
The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
Example: "A politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"
Approval
Example: "Give her recognition for trying"
Coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
Example: "A growing realization of the risk involved"
(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"
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"
An acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
Example: "The recognition of the rio grande as a boundary between mexico and the united states"
Designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
Example: "He was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"
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Word Game Points
RECOGNITION has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
RECOGNITION has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 18.
RECOGNITION has a WORDFEUD points total of 16.
