acknowledgment vs salutation

salutation vs acknowledgment

acknowledgment and salutation both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

acknowledgment (noun)	salutation (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	an act of honor or courteous recognition
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged	word of greeting used to begin a letter

Difference between acknowledgment and salutation

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