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noun, feminine

reconnaissance

/ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/

noun, feminine/ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃s/plural: reconnaissances

recognition; reconnaissance; thankfulness

Synonyms: gratitude

From reconnaiss- (present participle stem of reconnaître, cf. reconnaissant) + -ance. Compare also Medieval Latin recognōscentia (“a recognizing, acknowledgement”), Italian riconoscenza.