recognition
/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.
- A return of the feu to the superior.
Etymology / 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.
- recognitiōnem(la)→
- recognicion(frm)→
- recognicion(enm)→
- recognicion(enm)→
- *ǵneh₃-(ine-pro)→
- recognition (English)
- Relations: root, inh, inh, der, der
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