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commendation

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com⋅men⋅da⋅tion

  [kom-uhn-dey-shuhn]
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–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

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

Antonyms:
1, 2. condemnation.
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com·men·da·tion   (kŏm'ən-dā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of commending.

  2. Something, especially an official award or citation, that commends.

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