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Entrance vs Acknowledgement - What's the difference?

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Entrance is a related term of acknowledgement.


As nouns the difference between entrance and acknowledgement

is that entrance is (countable) the action of entering, or going in while acknowledgement is (british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

As a verb entrance

is to delight and fill with wonder.

entrance

English

Alternative forms

* entraunce

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

  • (countable) The action of entering, or going in.
    • Her entrance attracted no attention whatsoever.
  • The act of taking possession, as of property, or of office.
    • the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office
  • (countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=
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    Place your bag by the entrance so that you can find it easily.
  • (uncountable) The right to go in.
    • You'll need a ticket to gain entrance to the museum.
    to give entrance to friends
  • The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation.
    • a difficult entrance into business
  • * Shakespeare
    • Beware of entrance to a quarrel.
  • * Halliwell
    • St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his discourses, makes a kind of apology.
  • The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering.
    • His entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
  • (nautical) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.
  • (nautical) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.
    • (Totten)
    Synonyms
    * ingang
    Antonyms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From

    Verb

    (entranc)
  • To delight and fill with wonder.
    • The children were immediately entranced by all the balloons.
  • * 1996 —
    • See the finest girl in France make an entrance to entrance ...
  • To put into a trance.

    • acknowledgement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * acknowledgment (US)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • (British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • (British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • (British) An expression of gratitude.
  • (British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
    • a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
  • (British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
    • See Wikipedia article on
  • (British, legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
  • (British, legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

    • Synonyms

    * confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK