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nonrecognition

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non·​rec·​og·​ni·​tion | \ ˌnän-ˌre-kig-ˈni-shən How to pronounce nonrecognition (audio) , -kəg- \

Definition of nonrecognition

: absence of recognition : failure or refusal to recognize something nonrecognition of foreign judicial decisions

First Known Use of nonrecognition

1838, in the meaning defined above

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“Nonrecognition.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonrecognition. Accessed 15 December 2019.

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