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3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Recommendation \Rec'om*men*da"tion\ (r?k'?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
recommendation
noun
1: something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable
2: something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable [syn: {testimonial}, {good word}]
3: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" [syn: {passport}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "recommendation": advice, advocacy, approbation, approval, backing, blessing, character, commendation, counsel, direction, encouragement, endorsement, exhortation, good word, guidance, praise, promotion, prompting, proposal, reference, say-so, suggestion, support, testimonial, urging
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