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Recommendation
Pronunciation : Rec`om*men*da"tion (rk`m*mn*d"shn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. recommandation.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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