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Appreciation

//əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of appreciating. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an increase in price or value wordnet
  3. 3
    A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem. countable, uncountable

    "We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service."

  4. 4
    a favorable judgment wordnet
  5. 5
    Accurate perception; true estimation. countable, uncountable

    "an appreciation of the difficulties before us"

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  1. 6
    delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) wordnet
  2. 7
    A rise in value. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something wordnet
  4. 9
    an expression of gratitude wordnet

Etymology

From French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate + -ion.

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