recommendation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, /ˌɹɛkəmənˈdeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editrecommendation (countable and uncountable, plural recommendations)
- An act of recommending.
- That which is recommended.
- A commendation or endorsement.
- Your next employer may require a recommendation.
- A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action)
- He made a recommendation about what food to order.
- We followed the recommendation to order sushi.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
editTranslations
editact of recommending
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that which is recommended
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a commendation or endorsement
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