[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

commendation \com`menda"tion\, n. l. commendatio.
   1. the act of commending; praise; favorable representation in
      words; recommendation.
      1913 webster

            need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 cor.
                                                  iii. 1.
      1913 webster

            by the commendation of the great officers. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   2. that which is the ground of approbation or praise.
      1913 webster

            good nature is the most godlike commendation of a
            man.                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. pl. a message of affection or respect; compliments;
      greeting. obs.
      1913 webster

            hark you, margaret;
            no princely commendations to my king? --shak.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
citation approval disapproval 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 moby thesaurus words for "commendation":
   acknowledgment, appreciation, assignment, blurb, boost, buildup,
   commitment, consignment, delegation, enfeoffment, entrustment,
   good word, honorable mention, hype, infeodation, infeudation, plug,
   promotion, puff, recognition, relegation, remanding

[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

commendation. the act of recommending, praising. a merchant who merely 
commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless 
there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. 

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

commendation, n.  the tribute that we pay to achievements that
resembles, but do not equal, our own.

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Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
...... Commendation Medal is worn after the Joint Service Commendation Medal ... The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal may be awarded to service ... ..
http://www.foxfall.com/fmd-navy-com.htm, score=100, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:01 pm

Love's Commendation
...... contains a twofold commendation There is a commendation of love in the ... We believe the apostle has given us a double commendation of love. The ... ..
http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0104.htm, score=74, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 3:06 am

The MacScouter -- Scouting Resources Online
...Eagle Scout Commendation Letter Addresses and Examples.         When a ... letters or certificates of commendation addressed to the Eagle Scout ... ..
http://www.macscouter.com/Eagle/Addresses.html, score=63, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 2:13 am

Army Commendation Medal
...... Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant to the Army Commendation Medal ... The Medal Pendant for Commendation Ribbon was announced in Department ... ..
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/acm.shtml, score=53, date indexed=January 14, 2006, 2:30 pm

Military Wives Website - Often left behind but NEVER forgotten. www....
...... Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant to the Army Commendation Medal ... Ribbon with Metal Pendant. Redesignated the Army Commendation Medal by ... ..
http://www.militarywives.com/medals/descript/m029.html, score=49, date indexed=January 21, 2006, 2:50 am

Encyclopedia: Commendation
...... commendation ceremony. The purpose of the commendation was to make a ... The commendation ceremony is composed of two elements, one to perform ... ..
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Commendation, score=48, date indexed=December 8, 2005, 1:52 am

The Army Commendation Medal (US)
...... Commendation Ribbon with Medal Pendant to the Army Commendation Medal ... The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces ... ..
http://www.vvaa.org.au/med-acom.htm, score=48, date indexed=November 23, 2005, 2:14 pm

Navy Commendation Medal Display Recognition
...The Navy Commendation Medal. and Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal ... Medal is worn after the Joint Service Commendation Medal and before ... ..
http://www.amervets.com/replacement/ncm.htm, score=46, date indexed=January 16, 2006, 6:49 pm

Army Commendation Medal Display Recognition
...Awards of the Army Commendation Ribbon and of the Commendation Ribbon ... Army Commendation Medal. a. The Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) was ... ..
http://www.amervets.com/replacement/acm.htm, score=45, date indexed=December 5, 2005, 8:13 am

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