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commendation

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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; Middle English commendacioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin commendātiōn- (stem of commendātiō) a commending to God. See commend, -ation

self-com·men·da·tion, noun
sub·com·men·da·tion, noun
su·per·com·men·da·tion, noun


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


1, 2. condemnation.

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Commendation is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example Sentences
  • It is a great pleasure to say a kind and pleasant word in commendation of their efforts.
  • Anwar does not, conversely, deserve our commendation.
  • He actually got a letter of commendation for the stuff he did.
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commendation (ˌkɒmɛnˈdeɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act or an instance of commending; praise
2.  an award

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commendation
late 14c., from O.Fr. commendation, from L. commendationem, noun of action from commendare (see commend).
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