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Commendation - 3 dictionary results

com⋅men⋅da⋅tion

[kom-uhn-dey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
2. something that commends, as a formal recommendation or an official citation or award: a commendation for bravery.
3. Feudal Law. the placing of oneself or one's land under the protection of a lord so as to become his vassal.
4. commendations, Archaic. a complimentary greeting or message.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME commendacioun (< AF) < L commendātiōn- (s. of commendātiō) a commending to God. See commend, -ation


1. approval, approbation, applause. 2. eulogy, encomium, panegyric, laudation.


1, 2. condemnation.
com·men·da·tion   (kŏm'ən-dā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of commending.
  2. Something, especially an official award or citation, that commends.

Commendation

Com`men*da"tion\, n. [L. commendatio.]

1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor. iii. 1.

By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon.

2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.

Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man. --Dryden.

3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.]

Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king? --Shak.
Language Translation for : Commendation
Spanish: elogio,
German: das Lob,
Japanese: 賞賛
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