Definition of "recommendation" []

• The act of recommending. (noun)
• Something that recommends, especially a favorable statement concerning character or qualifications. (noun)
• Something, such as a course of action, that is recommended. See Synonyms at advice. (noun)

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• "Crassō commendātiōnem nōn sum pollicitus, nōn quīn eam valitūram apud tē arbitrārer, sed egēre mihi commendātiōne nōn vidēbātur, _I did not promise a recommendation to Crassus, not that I did not think it would have weight with you, but because he did not seem to me to need recommendation_."
• "In one field trial the customer was able to measure the area covered compared to the label recommendation, which is to "spray the plants to wet the leaves, but not to run off.""
• "My main recommendation is that you try to use popular search-terms regularly, particularly in article titles."