"acknowledgement" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "acknowledge + -ment",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "acknowledgement",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "acknowledgements",
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        "plural"
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  "hyphenation": "ac‧know‧ledge‧ment",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was no acknowledgement for the pain he went through."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An acknowledgement is the acceptance of the truth or existence of something."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "He received an award in acknowledgement of his work."
        }
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        "An acknowledgement is the recognition of the importance or quality of something."
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      "glosses": [
        "An acknowledgement is a statement printed in a book expressing the author's gratitude to others."
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      "ipa": "/əkˈnɑl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/",
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      "ipa": "/əkˈnɒl.ɪd͡ʒ.mənt/",
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "acknowledgement"
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  "etymology_text": "acknowledge + -ment",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "acknowledgement",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acknowledgements",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "hyphenation": "ac‧know‧ledge‧ment",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was no acknowledgement for the pain he went through."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An acknowledgement is the acceptance of the truth or existence of something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He received an award in acknowledgement of his work."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An acknowledgement is the recognition of the importance or quality of something."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "An acknowledgement is a statement printed in a book expressing the author's gratitude to others."
      ]
    }
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