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The act of recommending.

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  1. n. The act of recommending.
  2. n. 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. n. The state of being recommended; esteem.
  4. n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
  5. n. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
  6. n. any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
  7. 1. The act of recommending. 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. 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.
  8. n:100 n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable n. something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable n. any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission