acknowledgment-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: a state of having public recognition, being highly regarded

Commentary: ACKNOWLEDGMENT[+state][+social][+recognition][+favorable][+public]

Examples:
He has received a lot of acknowledgment as being one of the pioneers in the computer industry.
The painter's work had little acknowledgment until Picasso discovered it.

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PropBank: acknowledgment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: written notes by the author expressing indebtedness and sources of information

Commentary: ACKNOWLEDGMENT[+entity][+symbolic][+writing][+preface][+statement][+indebtedness][+of_author]

Examples:
The author's acknowledgments were at the front of the book.
The article contains an acknowledgment to several physicists at Princeton.

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PropBank: acknowledgment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: showing that one has noticed something

Commentary: ACKNOWLEDGMENT[+event][+communication][+indication][+noticing]

Examples:
He waved back at us across the room in acknowledgment.
The defendant gave no acknowledgment to the reporters shoving microphones at her as she left the courtroom.

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PropBank: acknowledgment.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: declaration of gratitude

Commentary: ACKNOWLEDGMENT[+event][+communication][+gesture][+of_gratitude]

Examples:
The sales team was sent on a week-long cruise in acknowledgment for their outstanding performance this quarter.
Mary has not received the acknowledgment she deserves for her work on this project.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 5: a letter that is a confirming receipt of something

Commentary: ACKNOWLEDGMENT[+entity][+symbolic][+writing][+letter][+receipt][+confirmation]

Examples:
John received an acknowledgment from the university that they had received his application.
I have received no written acknowledgment from the company that they received either my email message or my written letter.
Your acknowledgments from two colleges may be in today's stack of mail.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2b

Sense Number 6: the acceptance of something as true or valid

Commentary: ACKNOWLEDGMENT[+event][+communication][+acceptance][+of_truth]

Examples:
The first step in treatment is the patient's acknowledgment that there is a problem.
There was no acknowledgment of the fact that he had cheated repeatedly on exams.

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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 7: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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