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recognition vs commemoration

commemoration vs recognition

recognition and commemoration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recognition Yes No No No
commemoration Yes No No No
As nouns, commemoration is a hyponym of recognition; that is, commemoration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than recognition:
  • recognition: approval
  • commemoration: a recognition of meritorious service
Other hyponyms of recognition include memorial, remembrance, ovation, standing ovation, salutation, salute.
recognition (noun) commemoration (noun)
designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body a recognition of meritorious service
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
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 recognition and commemoration

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