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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Recommendation

/(r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n)/ · Rec·om·men·da·tion · IPA /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of recommending.
  1. 1.
    The act of recommending.
  2. 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. 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.