Meaning

• The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity)

  "He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned."

• Acceptance as valid or true

  "The law was a recognition of their civil rights."

• Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country

• Honour, favourable note, or attention

  "The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money."

• The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.

• A return of the feu to the superior.