Office 2010 Professional Plus Definition of ACKNOW

Pronunciation: ak'nâlijmunt
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WordNet Dictionary

Definition:
[n] 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" [n] a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "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 cases" [n] the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged &nbsp
ACKNOWLEDGMENT is a 14 letter word that starts with A.

Synonyms: acknowledgement, acknowledgement, citation, credit, mention, quotation, recognition, reference
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See Also: acceptance, admission, aloha, annotation, apology, ciao, commiseration, condolence, content, credits, cross-index, cross-reference, declination, farewell, greeting, handclasp, handshake, handshaking, mea culpa, message, notation, note, photo credit, receipt, regrets, salutation, shake, subject matter, substance, thanks, word of farewell


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition:
\Ac*knowl"edg*ment\ (-ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. ``An acknowledgment of fault.'' --Froude. 2. The act of owning or recognized in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness. Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith,Office 2010 Professional Plus, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. --Hooker. 3. The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks. --Shak. 4. Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc. --Smollett. 5. A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration. {Acknowledgment money}, in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords. --Cowell. Syn: Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance. &nbsp
Legal Dictionary

Definition: A formal declaration before an authorized official by the person who executed an instrument that it is his free act and deed; the certificate of the official on such instrument attesting that it was so acknowledged.
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