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acknowledgment
noun
a statement acknowledging something or someone
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əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt
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noun
a statement acknowledging something or someone
“she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment”
noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
“the student's essay failed to list several important citations”
noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
“the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work”
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she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment
the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her
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
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
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