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