Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

NOUN 3

1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

   • “the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work”
   • “she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own”
   Synonymsrecognitionacknowledgement

2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

   • “the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
   • “the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”
   • “the article includes mention of similar clinical cases”
   Synonymscitationcitecreditreferencementionquotation

3. a statement acknowledging something or someone

   • “she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment”
   • “the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her”
   Synonymsacknowledgement