acknowledgement
noun
[ əkˈnɒlɪdʒm(ə)nt ]
• acceptance of the truth or existence of something.
• "there was no acknowledgement of the family's trauma"
Similar:
acceptance,
admission,
granting,
allowing,
concession,
confession,
appreciation,
recognition,
realization,
awareness,
cognizance,
knowledge,
approval of,
acquiescence in,
agreement with,
concurrence with,
respect for,
cooperation with,
• recognition of the importance or quality of something.
• a statement printed at the beginning of a book expressing the author's or publisher's gratitude to others.
• "the reproduction on page 50 wasn't mentioned in the acknowledgements"