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reconocimiento

recognition

noun rreh-koh-noh-see-MYEN-toh Less Common

Also means

acknowledgement

Usage Note

Reconocimiento covers public recognition of merit, the act of recognising a person or place, and a medical check-up (reconocimiento médico). In technology it appears in reconocimiento facial (facial recognition) and reconocimiento de voz (voice recognition). The verb is reconocer and the agent noun is reconocedor.

Examples

"Recibió un premio en reconocimiento a su labor."

Natural Translation

He received an award in recognition of his work.

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