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commemoration vs recognition

recognition vs commemoration

commemoration and recognition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commemoration Yes No No No
recognition Yes No No No
As nouns, recognition is a hypernym of commemoration; that is, recognition is a word with a broader meaning than commemoration:
  • commemoration: a recognition of meritorious service
  • recognition: approval
Other hypernyms of commemoration include credit.
commemoration (noun) recognition (noun)
a recognition of meritorious service designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
approval
the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
(biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Difference between commemoration and recognition

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