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recommendation
[rek-uh-men-dey-shuhn, -muhn-]
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.
recommendation
/ ˌɛəɛˈɪʃə /
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
Other Word Forms
- prerecommendation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of recommendation1
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Example Sentences
Reeves said the government had been focused on implementing the recommendations of Professor Jay's review.
The New Year and King's Birthday honours are awarded by the King following recommendations by the prime minister or senior government ministers.
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.
The Birthday Honours are awarded by the King following recommendations by the prime minister, senior government ministers and members of the public.
Plus, the debut of the Encore section, with Amanda’s music recommendations from Latchkey Records in Philadelphia.
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When To Use
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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