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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMENDATION, n.
1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; declaration of esteem.
Need we, as some other, letters of commendation. 2 Corinthians 31.
2. Ground of esteem, approbation or praise; that which presents a person or thing to another in a favorable light, and renders worthy of regard, or acceptance.
Good-nature is the most godlike commendation of a man.
3. Service; respects; message of love.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement [syn: citation, commendation]
2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" [syn: approval, commendation] [ant: disapproval]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. a. an act of commending b. something (as a formal citation) that commends 2. archaic compliment

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an act of commending or recommending (esp. a person to another's favour). 2 praise. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L commendatio (as COMMEND)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Commendation Com`men*da"tion, n. [L. commendatio.] 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor. iii. 1. By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon. 2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise. Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a man. --Dryden. 3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. [Obs.] Hark you, Margaret; No princely commendations to my king? --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see commend

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Recommendation, approval, approbation, good opinion. 2. Praise, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, good word.

Foolish Dictionary

From Eng. con, a josh, and mend, to fix up. Hence, a fixed-up josh.

Moby Thesaurus

acknowledgment, appreciation, assignment, blurb, boost, buildup, commitment, consignment, delegation, enfeoffment, entrustment, good word, honorable mention, hype, infeodation, infeudation, plug, promotion, puff, recognition, relegation, remanding