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What is the difference between acknowledgment and accolade?

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In lang=en terms the difference between acknowledgment and accolade

is that acknowledgment is a formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure while accolade is a brace used to join two or more staves.

As nouns the difference between acknowledgment and accolade

is that acknowledgment is the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession while accolade is an expression of approval; praise.

As a verb accolade is

to embrace or kiss in salutation.

acknowledgment

English

Alternative forms

* acknowledgement (UK)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • An owning with gratitude of a benefit or an obligation (as in "acknowledgment" of a favor).
  • A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood, as a wedding invitation's acknowledgment .
  • (Telecommunications, computing, networking) A response (ACK) sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  • An owning as genuine or valid; an avowing or admission in legal form (as in "acknowledgment of a deed").
  • (legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfillment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of acknowledging) confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

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    accolade

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expression of approval; praise.
  • A special acknowledgment; an award.
  • An embrace of greeting or salutation.
  • (historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
  • (music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
  • (US, military) Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by personnel who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954. Service of civilians who died overseas or as a result of injury or disease contracted while serving in a civilian capacity with the United States Armed Forces during the dates and/or in areas prescribed is in like manner recognized.

    • Synonyms

    * (expression of approval or praise) panegyric

    Related terms

    * collar

    References

    * (4) http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/dictionary/a.htm
  • accolade

    • Verb

    (accolad)
  • To embrace or kiss in salutation.
  • (historical) To confer a knighthood on.
  • To confer praise or awards on.
    • an accoladed novel
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