acknowledgment
Other forms: acknowledgments
When you recognize or admit the truth of something, you make an acknowledgment. Your grumpy friend who never gets enough sleep? He needs to make an acknowledgment of what his late nights are doing to his mood.
Other kinds of acknowledgments give credit where it's due. Research papers that quote other people's words or ideas contain acknowledgments that name the source. Publicly thanking someone is another kind of acknowledgment. Award winners at the Oscars and other ceremonies often rattle off a big list of names, acknowledgement for their contribution to the winner's success.
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the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledgedsynonyms: acknowledgement, recognitiontype of:acceptancethe state of being acceptable and accepted
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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”synonyms: acknowledgementtypes:creditsa list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)receiptan acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been madegreeting, salutation(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)aloha, ciaoan acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shakegrasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)apologyan expression of regret at having caused trouble for someonemea culpaan acknowledgment of your error or guiltadmissionan acknowledgment of the truth of somethingthanksan acknowledgment of appreciationbill of lading, waybilla receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of deliveryadieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so longa farewell remarkwell-wishingan expression of good will from one person to anotherhailenthusiastic greetingkiss of peace, pax(Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharistwelcomea greeting or receptionsalutean act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hatgood nighta conventional expression of farewellcalling card, card, visiting carda printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visitedconfessionan admission of misdeeds or faultsappreciationan expression of gratitudethank youa conversational expression of gratitudebow, curtain callan appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audiencepawn ticketa pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as securitytype of:
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a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage“the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book”types:photo credita note acknowledging the source of a published photographcross-index, cross-referencea reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same worktype of:
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Vocabulary lists containing acknowledgment
Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 7, Unit 4, Lesson 1.
Edge: Level C, Volume 1, Unit 3, Cluster 1. Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 3: "Amigo Brothers" and "Lean on Me", "My Brother's Keeper" and "What Price Loyalty?", "The Hand of Fatima" and "Old Ways, New World"
For falling in love with a human princess, a mouse named Despereaux Tilling is sentenced to death in a rat-filled dungeon.