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English Dictionary: recommendation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recommendation n something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable Synonym(s): recommendation, testimonial, good word any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" Synonym(s): recommendation, passport
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recommendation \Rec`ommenda"tion\ (r?k`?mm?nd?"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.