Definitions of acknowledgement
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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.
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The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; an expression of thanks.
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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"