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recognitory

adj

Etymology

From recognit(ion) + -ory.

  1. derived from recognitiōnem
  2. derived from recognicion
  3. inherited from recognicion
  4. formed as recognitory — “recognition + -ory”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition.

    • A pun, and its recognitory laugh, must be co-instantaneous.
    • Glancing across to our corner, he nodded to Francis, a flashing-eyed, recognitory nod, as from one power to another.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for recognitory. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA