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Acknowledgment

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

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Broader term 7

Acceptance 76% connected

The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; as, the acce…

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Annotation 76% connected

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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Notation 76% connected

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

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Note 76% connected

To butt; to push with the horns.

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Admission 76% connected

The act or practice of admitting.

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Apology 76% connected

Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as,…

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Commiseration 76% connected

The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.

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Condolence 76% connected

Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

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Declination 76% connected

The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head.

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Farewell 76% connected

Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is…

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Greeting 76% connected

of Greet

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Receipt 76% connected

The act of receiving; reception.

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Salutation 76% connected

The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy; als…

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Shake 76% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

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Thanks 76% connected

of Thank

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Acknowledge 74% connected

To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.

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Acknowledge 74% connected

To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.

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Admit 74% connected

To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; t…

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Admit 74% connected

To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; t…

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Acknowledgement 92% connected

a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledg…

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Citation 92% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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Cite 92% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Credit 92% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Mention 92% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quotation 92% connected

The act of quoting or citing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Recognition 92% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reference 92% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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