commendation
/ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "letter of commendation"
- "official commendation"
- "win commendation"
- "It would, of course, be absurd to say that Hegel's doctrine leads to the commendation of modern totalitarian states, but it would be less absurd than to say the same thing of positivism."
- "The officer received a commendation for bravery."
Etymology
From Middle English commendacioun, from Old French commendacion (“approval, praise”), from Latin commendatio (“recommendation, commendation”), from commendare.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: commendacioun, commendacion, commendatio
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkɑmənˈdeɪʃən/
- British English: /ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/