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acknowledgment
[ ak-nol-ij-muhnt ]
noun
- an act of acknowledging.
- recognition of the existence or truth of something:
the acknowledgment of a sovereign power.
- an expression of appreciation.
- a thing done or given in appreciation or gratitude.
- Law.
- a declaration before an official that one has executed a particular legal document.
- an official certificate of a formal acknowledging.
- public recognition by a man of an illegitimate child as his own.
acknowledgment
/ əˈɒɪəԳ /
noun
- the act of acknowledging or state of being acknowledged
- something done or given as an expression of thanks, as a reply to a message, etc
- plural an author's statement acknowledging his use of the works of other authors, usually printed at the front of a book
Other Word Forms
- a·ԴǷɱĻ岵·Գ noun
- a·ԴǷɱĻ岵·Գ noun
- a·ԴǷɱĻ岵·Գ noun
- p··ԴǷɱĻ岵·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of acknowledgment1
Example Sentences
Others have been told they should drop land acknowledgments — proclamations paying tribute to the Indigenous peoples who were this region’s first human inhabitants.
“Overall, I think the general tone is pointing more towards holding Mexico accountable, although there’s some acknowledgment that it’s going to be a collaborative effort on both sides of the border,” Chairez said.
The girls look at each other and laugh giddily, an unspoken acknowledgment that they meant the same thing.
They picked a leader from outside Europe, in an acknowledgment of the increasingly global nature of the Catholic Church.
This time, however, peppered throughout the script are small acknowledgments of how insufferable June can be.
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