recommendation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
noun something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
noun any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission

From Middle English recommendacioun, from Anglo-Norman recomendacion, from Medieval Latin recommendatio. By surface analysis, recommend + -ation.

"Queen! the recommendation is unnecessary. — Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers, Unknown
The States ignored the recommendation. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose
He could honor Colonel Pontmercy’s recommendation. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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