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rec⋅om⋅men⋅da⋅tion

  [rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn-]
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–noun
1. an act of recommending.
2. a letter or the like recommending a person or thing.
3. representation in favor of a person or thing.
4. anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME recommendacion < ML recommendātiōn- (s. of recommendātiō), equiv. to recommendāt(us) (ptp. of recommendāre to recommend; see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. See advice.
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rec·om·men·da·tion   (rěk'ə-měn-dā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of recommending.
  2. Something that recommends, especially a favorable statement concerning character or qualifications.
  3. Something, such as a course of action, that is recommended. See Synonyms at advice.
rec'om·men'da·to'ry (-də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Recommendation

Rec`om*men*da"tion\ (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. recommandation.]

1. The act of recommending.

2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations.

3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.]

The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the ancient. --Sir T. North.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : recommendation
Spanish: recomendación,
German: die Empfehlung,
Japanese: 推薦
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