recommendation
pronunciation
How to pronounce recommendation in British English:
UK [ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn]
How to pronounce recommendation in American English:
US [ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable
- something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
- any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
Word Origin
- recommendation (n.)
- early 15c., "action of commending oneself to another," from Old French recommendation (Modern French recommandation), from Medieval Latin recommendationem (nominative recommendatio), noun of action from past participle stem of recommendare (see recommend). Meaning "act of recommending (someone or something) as worthy" is from 1570s. Letter of recommendation is from late 15c.
Example
- 1. This is not a recommendation , but an observation .
- 2. Facebook has its own recommendation system in place .
- 3. South korea rejected the recommendation .
- 4. Many invested through personal recommendation .
- 5. Building a perfect recommendation engine is a very complex task .