recommendation

[ rek-uh-men-dey-shuh n, -muh n- ]

/ ˌrɛk ə mɛnˈdeɪ ʃən, -mən- /

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noun

an act of recommending.

a letter or the like recommending a person or thing.

representation in favor of a person or thing.

anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor.

Nearby words

recombinase, recombination, recombine, recommence, recommend, recommendation, recommendatory, recommended daily allowance, recommended dietary allowance, recommission, recommit

Origin of recommendation

1400–50; late Middle English recommendacion < Medieval Latin recommendātiōn- (stem of recommendātiō), equivalent to recommendāt(us) (past participle of recommendāre to recommend; see -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

Related formspre·rec·om·men·da·tion, noun

Synonym study

1. See advice.

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Examples from the Web for recommendation

One of his kinder letters of recommendation warned that his scholarship was “open to the charge of sensationalism.”
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The only recommendation I make is that they do it on a big training day.
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Sadly, that is a recommendation that Russian journalists pursue at risk of death.
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But there was one fact about him that makes the recommendation remarkable: he was Jewish.
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But it never came to that because they were able to reach consensus on every recommendation.
Obama’s Panel on Domestic Spying Abuses Didn’t Pull Its Punches|Daniel Klaidman|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Miss Davenport is a Latin scholar, and they took her on the Traffords recommendation.
Wee Wifie|Rosa Nouchette Carey
He had a premonition, too, and very thoughtfully left me a letter of recommendation.
The Book of Gud|Dan Spain
All the centuries followed the recommendation of that which voted first.
The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six|Titus Livius
Vacancies in the County Courts were filled only on the recommendation of the remaining members.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge
You can count on my recommendation when it's likely to be of use, but you said something that was rather illuminating.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for recommendation

recommendation

/ (ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of recommending

something that recommends, esp a letter presenting someone as suitable for a job, etc

something that is recommended, such as a course of action

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Word Origin and History for recommendation

recommendation

early 15c., "action of commending oneself to another," from Old French recommendation (Modern French recommandation), from Medieval Latin recommendationem (nominative recommendatio), noun of action from past participle stem of recommendare (see recommend). Meaning "act of recommending (someone or something) as worthy" is from 1570s. Letter of recommendation is from late 15c.