Meaning & use
recognition
The act of identifying someone or something from previous knowledge, or formal acknowledgment of an achievement.
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A flicker of recognition crossed her face when she saw her old classmate at the reunion.
The scientist finally received international recognition for her decades of research on vaccines.
A note on using this word
Recognition can mean simply identifying something familiar, or, in a different sense, publicly crediting someone for their achievements or status.
Words with a similar meaning
acknowledgmentidentification
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