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Meaning of appreciation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  appreciation
      n 1: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or
           magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting
           practices" [syn: {appreciation}, {grasp}, {hold}]
      2: delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);
         "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid
         success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in
         bad taste" [syn: {taste}, {appreciation}, {discernment},
         {perceptiveness}]
      3: an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in
         a short note"
      4: a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your
         works" [syn: {admiration}, {appreciation}]
      5: an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the
         value of real estate" [ant: {depreciation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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