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Definition
acknowledgement (ALSO acknowledgment) Show phoneticsnoun
1 ACCEPT [C,U] when you accept that something is true or exists
There was no acknowledgement of the extent of the problem.
2 LETTER [C] a letter telling you that someone has received something that you sent them
3 BOOK [C] something written at the front of a book by the author to thank people who have helped them
[usually plural] His name appears in the acknowledgements.
