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recognition

Main Entry:: rec·og·ni·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˌre-kig-ˈni-shən, -kəg-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English recognicion, from Anglo-French recognition, from Latin recognition-, recognitio, from recognoscere
Date:: 15th century

1: the action of recognizing : the state of being recognized: as a: acknowledgment ; especially : formal acknowledgment of the political existence of a government or nation b: knowledge or feeling that someone or something present has been encountered before 2: special notice or attention3: the sensing and encoding of printed or written data by a machine <optical character recognition> <magnetic ink character recognition>

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