rec·og·ni·tion (r k  g-n sh n)n. 1. The act of recognizing or condition of being recognized. 2. An awareness that something perceived has been perceived before. 3. An acceptance as true or valid, as of a claim: a recognition of their civil rights. 4. Attention or favorable notice: She received recognition for her many achievements. 5. Official acceptance of the national status of a new government by another nation. 6. Biology The ability of one molecule to attach itself to another molecule having a complementary shape, as in enzyme-substrate and antibody-antigen interactions. [Middle English recognicion, knowledge of an event, from Old French recognition, from Latin recogniti  , recognitin-, act of recognizing, from recognitus, past participle of recognscere, to recognize; see recognize.]re·cog ni·tory (r-k gn-tôr , -tr), re·cogni·tive (-tv) adj. |
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