1. • noun - the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
   • noun - the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
   • noun - approval
   • noun - coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
   • noun - (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
   • noun - the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
   • noun - an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
   • noun - designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
2. • The act of recognizing or condition of being recognized.
   • An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before.
   • An acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim: a recognition of their civil rights.
   • Attention or favorable notice: She received recognition for her many achievements.
   • Official acceptance of the national status of a new government by another nation.
   • The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate and antibody-antigen interactions.

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