3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Commendation \Com`men*da"tion\, n. [L. commendatio.]
1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in
words recommendation.
Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor.
iii. 1.
By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon.
2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a
man. --Dryden.
3. pl A message of affection or respect; compliments;
greeting. [Obs.]
Hark you Margaret; No princely commendations to my
king? --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
commendation
n 1: an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given
as formal public statement [syn: {citation}]
2: a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval
seldom passed his lips" [syn: {approval}] [ant: {disapproval}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
COMMENDATION, n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that
resembles, but do not equal, our own
more about commendation
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