Indeed vs Acknowledgement - What's the difference?
indeed | acknowledgement |
(lb) Truly; in fact; actually.
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*:With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed , allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
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(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.
(British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
(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.
As an adverb indeed
is (lb) truly; in fact; actually.As an interjection indeed
is indicates emphatic agreement.As a noun acknowledgement is
(british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.indeed
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Alternative forms
* endeed (obsolete)Adverb
(-)citation, passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive.}}
Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed , contain bacteria,
Synonyms
* (actually) certainly, definitely, in fact, indubitably, really, surely, truly, undoubtedlySynonyms
* absolutely * indubitably * okay * sure thingStatistics
*External links
*indeed] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary
acknowledgement
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Alternative forms
* acknowledgment (US)Noun
(en noun)- a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
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