Meaning of acknowledgment in English

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Noun
acknowledgment
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1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Examples
- « 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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2. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
Examples
- « 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 »
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3. a statement acknowledging something or someone
Examples
- « she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment »
- « the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her »
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