Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: recommendation
IPA transcription: [ɹ,ɛkəmənd'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of recommendation
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: recommendation
    Meaning: something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
  • Synonyms: recommendation, testimonial, good_word
    Meaning: something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
Usage examples
  • I took up the letter of recommendation from the floor.
  • "I can give you exactly the recommendation you want," I said, "whenever you like.
  • That is to say, she was chatty; and to be chatty is no slight recommendation at sea.
  • "I should say so," he added drily, "and give him the best recommendation for a long term, too.
  • "--of intrigues and secrets of state," continued d'Artagnan, complying with the recommendation.
  • It was enough that the candidate for an appointment came from Ireland: he needed no other recommendation.
  • The simplicity and cheerfulness of her nature, her contented and grateful spirit, were a recommendation to every body, and a mine of felicity to herself.
  • The simplicity and cheerfulness of her nature, her contented and grateful spirit, were a recommendation to every body, and a mine of felicity to herself.
  • Long John Silver, he is called, and has lost a leg; but that I regarded as a recommendation, since he lost it in his country's service, under the immortal Hawke.
  • He told him that a certain girl in Hamburg wished to see him, and for all recommendation showed him some letters in which I made bold to criticise Klopstock's verses.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Royal Maundy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
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2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Oriel College, Oxford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ronald Reagan, License CC BY-SA 4.0