Hypertext Webster Gateway: "recommendation"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

recommendation
n 1: something (as a course of action) that is recommended
2: something that recommends (or expresses commendation) [syn:
{testimonial}, {good word}]

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