acknowledgment Edit
Noun
    the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

acknowledgment Edit
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    a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
eg: the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book

acknowledgment Edit
Noun
    a statement acknowledging something or someone
eg: she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment

acknowledgment Edit
Noun
    a statement acknowledging something or someone
eg: the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her