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recommendation

[rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn-]

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.



recommendation

/ ˌɛəɛˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of recommending

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

  3. something that is recommended, such as a course of action

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • prerecommendation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recommendation1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English recommendacion, from Medieval Latin 𳦴dzԻپō-, stem of 𳦴dzԻپō, from 𳦴dzԻ(ܲ) (past participle of 𳦴dzԻ; recommend ) + -ion
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Synonym Study

See advice.
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Example Sentences

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Reeves said the government had been focused on implementing the recommendations of Professor Jay's review.

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The New Year and King's Birthday honours are awarded by the King following recommendations by the prime minister or senior government ministers.

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In April, he said that some migrants may be authorised to continue working in the US, on the condition that they have a formal recommendation from their employer and that they first leave the US.

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The Birthday Honours are awarded by the King following recommendations by the prime minister, senior government ministers and members of the public.

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Plus, the debut of the Encore section, with Amanda’s music recommendations from Latchkey Records in Philadelphia.

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Spelling tips forrecommendation

The word recommendation is hard to spell because it is tricky to know whether the c, the m, and/or the d is doubled. How to spell recommendation: The easiest way to remember how to spell recommend is to break it into three parts: re - com - mend - ation. You can keep the first three sections in mind with the sentence: "I recommend that you rely commonly on mending." The suffix -ation is used to indicate nouns of action and appears in many other words, like starvation and regulation.

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