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)
  • (noun): Acceptance as valid or true
  • (noun): Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country
  • (noun): Honour, favourable note, or attention
  • (noun): The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.
  • (noun): A return of the feu to the superior.
  • He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
  • The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
  • The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.