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- [rek-uh-men-dey-shuh n, -muh n-]
- /ˌrɛk ə mɛnˈdeɪ ʃən, -mən-/
- /ˌrek.ə.menˈdeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rek-uh-men-dey-shuh n, -muh n-]
- /ˌrɛk ə mɛnˈdeɪ ʃən, -mən-/
Definitions of recommendation word
- noun recommendation an act of recommending. 1
- noun recommendation a letter or the like recommending a person or thing. 1
- noun recommendation representation in favor of a person or thing. 1
- noun recommendation anything that serves to recommend a person or thing, or induce acceptance or favor. 1
- noun recommendation by advisor 1
- noun recommendation suggestion 1
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Origin of recommendation
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English recommendacion < Medieval Latin recommendātiōn- (stem of recommendātiō), equivalent to recommendāt(us) (past participle of recommendāre to recommend; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Recommendation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recommendation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
recommendation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for recommendation
noun recommendation
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- advice — If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation.
- advocacy — Someone's advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- behalf — interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)
Antonyms for recommendation
noun recommendation
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- cc — You use cc when referring to the volume or capacity of something such as the size of a car engine. cc is an abbreviation for 'cubic centimetres'.
- ccs — carbon capture and storage
- censorship — Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way.
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
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