acknowledgment
(noun)
noun
1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
Similar word(s): acknowledgement, recognition
Definition categories: state, acceptance
2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
Similar word(s): citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference
Definition categories: communication, annotation, notation, note
3. 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
Similar word(s): acknowledgement
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance