recognition

noun

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.

Honour, favourable note, or attention.

Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.

(immunology) The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.

(Scots law, historical) A return of the feu to the superior.

Roots

rere- · Latin · again cognosco-cogn · Latin · know, recognize

Synonyms for recognition

acknowledgmentn identificationn realizationn commendationn appreciationn acceptancen kudosn creditn famen awarenessn

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The word recognition breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again”); and -cogn, from Latin cognosco (“know, recognize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.