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Dictionary: rec·om·men·da·tion   (rĕk'ə-mĕn-dā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of recommending.
  2. Something that recommends, especially a favorable statement concerning character or qualifications.
  3. Something, such as a course of action, that is recommended. See synonyms at advice.
recommendatory rec'om·men'da·to'ry (-də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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noun

  1. An indication of commendation or approval: backing, endorsement, support. See support/oppose.
  2. A statement attesting to personal qualifications, character, and dependability: character, reference, testimonial. See support/oppose.
  3. An opinion as to a decision or course of action: advice, counsel. See opinion.

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n

Definition: advice, approval
Antonyms: condemnation, disapproval, discouragement


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; Something (as a course of action) that is spoken as advisable.

pronunciation Brevity is the best recommendation of speech — Cicero

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - anbefaling, forslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanbeveling, aanbevelingsbrief

Français (French)
n. - recommandation, lettre de recommandation, atout

Deutsch (German)
n. - Empfehlung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εισήγηση, υπόδειξη, σύσταση, προσόν, προτέρημα, (νομ.) ευχή

Italiano (Italian)
raccomandazione, lettera di raccomandazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recomendação (f)

Русский (Russian)
рекомендация

Español (Spanish)
n. - recomendación, consejo, propuesta de candidatos, carta de recomendación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rekommendation, fördelaktig egenskap

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
推荐, 劝告, 建议, 推荐信, 介绍信, 优点, 长处

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 推薦, 勸告, 建議, 推薦信, 介紹信, 優點, 長處

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 추천, 권고, 추천장, 장점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 推薦, 勧告, 忠告, 推薦状, 取り柄, 長所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توصيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המלצה, הצעה, תכונה חיובית, סגולה‬


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