recognition

/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/ noun

Definition

› the act of accepting that something is true or real: There is a growing recognition of the size of the problem.

› [no plural] the act of remembering something or someone because you have seen it or them before: I waved at her, but she showed no sign of recognition.

(Definition of recognition noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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