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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acknowledgement has 2 senses
- acknowledgement(n = noun.state) acknowledgment, recognition - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "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" is a kind of acceptance
- acknowledgement(n = noun.communication) acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" has particulars: credits, receipt, farewell, word of farewell, greeting, salutation, aloha, ciao, handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake, apology, mea culpa, commiseration, condolence, declination, regrets, admission, thanks
is a kind of content, message, subject matter, substance
CIDE DICTIONARY
acknowledgement, n.
- The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. Froude. [1913 Webster]
- The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement acknowledging something or someone. [1913 Webster]"Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip." [1913 Webster]
- The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; an expression of thanks. Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc. Smollett. [1913 Webster]
- A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acknowledgement, n. (also acknowledgment)
1 the act or an instance of acknowledging.
2 a a thing given or done in return for a service etc. b a letter confirming receipt of something.
3 (usu. in pl.) an author's statement of indebtedness to others.
1 the act or an instance of acknowledging.
2 a a thing given or done in return for a service etc. b a letter confirming receipt of something.
3 (usu. in pl.) an author's statement of indebtedness to others.
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