acknowledgment vs greeting

greeting vs acknowledgment

acknowledgment and greeting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledgment	Yes	No	No	No
greeting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, greeting is a hyponym of acknowledgment; that is, greeting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acknowledgment:

acknowledgment: a statement acknowledging something or someone
greeting: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

Other hyponyms of acknowledgment include credits, receipt, farewell, word of farewell, salutation, aloha, ciao, handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake, apology, mea culpa, commiseration, condolence, declination, regrets, admission, thanks, best wishes.

acknowledgment (noun)	greeting (noun)
a statement acknowledging something or someone	(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

Difference between acknowledgment and greeting

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