commendation

English

Etymology

From Middle English commendacioun, from Old French commendacion (“approval, praise”), from Latin commendatio (“recommendation, commendation”), from commendare.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

commendation (countable and uncountable, plural commendations)

1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

   letter of commendation

   official commendation

   win commendation

   Her work won high commendation from the judges.

2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
3. A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
4. An award or recognition for performance; a medal.

   The officer received a commendation for bravery.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:praise

Derived terms

• discommendation

Translations

act of commending; praise

• Bulgarian: препоръка (bg) f (preporǎka)
• Czech: chvála (cs)
• Finnish: suositus (fi)
• Friulian: laud m
• Hungarian: dicséret (hu)
• Irish: ardmholadh m
• Italian: elogio (it), encomio (it) m
• Macedonian: по́фалба f (pófalba), благо́дарност f (blagódarnost)
• Middle English: enhaunsynge, commendacioun
• Polish: rekomendacja (pl) f
• Romanian: lăudare (ro) f, elogiere (ro) f, recomandare (ro) f
• Russian: благода́рность (ru) f (blagodárnostʹ)
• Spanish: (archaic) comendación (es) m, encomio (es) m, recomendación (es) f
• Tocharian B: pālalñe

message of affection or respect

• Bulgarian: похвала (bg) f (pohvala)
• Finnish: tervehdys (fi)
• Macedonian: по́хвала f (póhvala)
• Māori: kupu hautoa
• Middle English: recommendacioun