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Definition: Commendation |
CommendationNoun1. An official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement. 2. A message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "commendation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Etymology: Commendation \Com`men*da"tion\, noun. [Latin expression commendatio.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Satire | COMMENDATION, n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles, but do not equal, our own. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
19th Century Satire | From Eng. con, a josh, and mend, to fix up. Hence, a fixed-up josh. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
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Synonyms: CommendationSynonyms: approval (n), citation (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: disapproval (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Approbation | Commendation, praise; laud, laudation; good word; meed of praise, tribute of praise; encomium; eulogy, eulogium; eloge, panegyric; homage, hero worship; benediction, blessing, benison. |
Courtesy | Compliment; fair words, soft words, sweet words; honeyed phrases, ceremonial;salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition; welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances; kind regards, kind remembrances; love, best love, duty; empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation; salaams. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Commendation |
| English words defined with "commendation": Appreciatory, Approof ♦ Commendatory, congratulations, creditable ♦ good word ♦ kudos ♦ Laudation ♦ praise, Puffery ♦ recommendation ♦ salute ♦ testimonial. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "commendation": Buffalo ♦ Commendation Ninepence ♦ DUN. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "commendation": Commend. (references) |
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 | [Presentation of the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal] / P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Edward A. Hubbard.. |  | Reads a Letter of Commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to members of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage unit, in his Navy Department offices, 16 September 1939. Looking on are Commander Allan R. McCann, USN, (left) and Commander Charles B. Momsen, USN, (right). Credit: NAVY. |
 | Reading Letter of Commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to several members of the USS Squalus (SS-192) salvage unit, in his Navy Department offices, 16 September 1939. The others present are (from left to right): Commander Charles B. Momsen, USN; Chief Metalsmith J.H. McDonald, USN; Chief Torpedoman W.H. Squire, USN; Ship Fitter First Class H.H. Frye, USN; Torpedoman First Class J.W. Thompson, USN; Lieutenant Karl R. Wheland, USN; Commander Henry Hartly, USN, and Commander Allan R. McCann, USN. Credit: NAVY. |  | Underway at sea, circa 1970-73. The original print accompanied a 26 January 1974 press release concerning the Meritorious Unit Commendation awarded to Franklin D. Roosevelt in recognition of her performance during a ten-month Sixth Fleet deployment, from 9 March to 1 December 1972. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Left to right: Julius Robertson of the 66th transportation truck company ... and Pfc. Richard Langley receiving the commendation ribbon for meritorious achievement connected with Operation Vittles from Major General Carter B. Magruder, Heidelberg, Germany. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Evremond | The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us. |
Plutarch | Spintharus, speaking in commendation of Epaminondas, says he scarce ever met with any man who knew more and spoke less. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | The expeditions which have been completed were carried on under the authority and at the expense of the United States by the militia of Kentucky, whose enterprise, intrepidity, and good conduct are entitled of peculiar commendation. |
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| "Commendation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.92% of the time. "Commendation" is used about 93 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.92% | 92 | 34,282 |
| Noun (common) | 1.08% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 93 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "commendation": hollow commendation ♦ laud commendation ♦ letter of commendation. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "commendation": self-commendation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "commendation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rekomandim (recommendation, testimonial), lavdërim (blowing, boast, exaltation, Laud, laudation, praise), aprovim (applause, approbation, approval, assent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مدح (commend, compliment, crack, eulogize, praise), توصية (behest, order, recommendation, reference, testament, testimonial). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | препоръка (recommendation, reference, rider, testimonial, warrant), похвала (accolade, applause, compliment, praise, vaunt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 称赞 (Commend, Commended, Commending, Praise, Praised, Praising). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | chvála (acclaim, Laud, praise), vyznamenání (decoration, distinction, honor, honour), doporuèení (hint, introduction, recommendation, reference, say so, suggestion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | recommandation, louange. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | empfehlung (recommendation, reference, referral, testimonial), belobigung (citation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | έπαινοσ (credit, laudative, plaudit, praise), σύσταση (composition, constitution, institution, introduction, recommendation, recoooendation, reference, registry, texture), επιδοκιμασία (applause, approbation, approval, countenance, endorsement, sanction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שבח (advantage, betterment, eulogy, gain, glory, improvement, panegyric, praise, superiority). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | dicséret (applause, certificate of merit, compliment, diploma of merit, honourable mention, Laud, laudation, praise, praising). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | raccomandazione (advice, exhortation, recommendation, reference, referral), elogio (accolade, eulogy, praise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 表彰 (awarding, public acknowledgment, public recognition). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しょうさ" (admiration, chances of success, dispersion, dissipation, evaporation, nitric acid, praise, prospects of victory), ひょうしょう (awarding, emblem, ensign, expressing, first tone in old Chinese phonetics, ice crystals, ice sheet, making clear, mark, public acknowledgment, public recognition, symbol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | moylley (advocate; compliments, applaud, applause, bamboozle, boost, boost praise, cheer, cheer praise, commend, compliment, gull, laud, plaudits, praise, promotion, put forward, recommend, recommendation, tribute). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ommendationcay recomendação (advise, recommendation, reference), louvor (accolade, applause, approval, encomium, eulogy, laud, laudation, praise), elogio (accolade, compliment, encomium, eulogy, incense, laud, laudation, praise). (various references) recomandare (character, introduction, prescript, prescription, recommendation, reference, testimonial), laudã (beslaver, bounce, compliments, display, eulogy, glory, Laud, pat on the back, praise, vaunt), elogiu (encomium, eulogium, eulogy). (various references) рекомендация (recommendation, reference, testimonial). (various references) pohvala (accolade, blurb, eulogy, laud, laudation, praise, praising). (various references) elogio (accolade, compliment, encomium, eulogy, praise, tribute). (various references) rekommendation (intercession, introduction, recommendation, testimonial), lovord (credit, plug, praise), eloge (praise). (various references) tavsiye (a piece of advice, advice, counsel, exhortation, hint, recommendation, recommendatory, Rede, suggestion, tip), takdir (admiration, appreciation, approbation, discretion, estimate, estimation, opinion, recognition, regard, tribute), salık verme, övgü (accolade, approbation, bouquet, compliment, eclat, encomium, eulogy, glowing account, ode, panegyric, praise, tribute). (various references) рекомендація (chit, recommendation), похвала (compliment, pitch, praise, recommendation), подяка (acknowledgement, acknowledgment, benediction, gratitude, thank, thanksgiving). (various references) sự tuyên dương sự giới thiệu, sự tiến cử, sự tán dương (emblazonment, laudation, magnification, praise), sự khen ngợi (praise), sự ca ngợi (laudation, praise). (various references) canmoliaeth (praise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | laudatio, laudationem, laudationes. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Corinthians Chapter 3, Verse 1 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Arcomeqa palin eautouV sunistanein ei mh crhzomen wV tineV sustatikwn epistolwn proV umaV h ex umwn sustatikwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Incipimus iterum nosmet ipsos commendare aut numquid egemus sicut quidam commendaticiis epistulis ad vos aut ex vobis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Bigynnen we therfor eftsoone to preise vs silf? or whether we neden, as summen, pistlis of preisinge to you, or of you? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | We begyn to prayse oure selves agayne. Nede we as some other of pistles of recommendacion vnto you? or letters of recomendacion from you? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Do we seem to be again attempting to put ourselves in the right? or have we need, as some have, of letters of approval to you or from you? |
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| Language | 2 Corinthians Chapter 3, Verse 1 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Nagasugod ba kami karon sa pagdayeg pag-usab sa among kaugalingon? O gikinahanglan ba namo, ingon sa uban, ang mga sulat sa pagpaila sa among kaugalingon, mga sulat nganha kaninyo o gikan kaninyo? |
| Chinese | 我 們 豈 是 又 舉 薦 自 己 麼 ． 豈 像 別 人 、 " 人 的 薦 信 給 們 、 或 " 們 的 薦 信 給 人 麼 。 |
| Croatian | Poèinjemo li opet sami sebe preporuèivati? Ili trebamo li, kao neki, preporuèna pisma na vas ili od vas? |
| Danish | Begynde vi atter at anbefale os selv? eller behøve vi, som nogle, Anbefalingsbreve til eder eller fra eder? |
| Dutch | Beginnen wij onszelven wederom u aan te prijzen? Of behoeven wij ook, gelijk sommigen, brieven van voorschrijving aan u, of brieven van voorschrijving van u? |
| Finnish | Alammeko taas suositella itseämme? Vai tarvinnemmeko, niinkuin muutamat, suosituskirjeitä teille tai teiltä? |
| French | Commençons-nous de nouveau nous recommander nous-mêmes? Ou avons-nous besoin, comme quelques-uns, de lettres de recommandation auprès de vous, ou de votre part? |
| German | Heben wir denn abermals an, uns selbst zu preisen? Oder bedürfen wir, wie etliche, der Lobebriefe an euch oder Lobebriefe von euch? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Apakah ini nampaknya seolah-olah kami memuji-muji diri kami lagi? Atau boleh jadi kami memerlukan surat pujian untuk kalian, atau dari kalian, seperti yang diperlukan oleh orang-orang lain? |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adakah kami ini pula mulai memuji diri kami sendiri? Atau perlukah kami akan surat kepujian, seperti beberapa orang, kepada kamu atau daripada kamu? |
| Italian | Cominciamo forse di nuovo a raccomandare noi stessi? O forse abbiamo bisogno, come altri, di lettere di raccomandazione per voi o da parte vostra? |
| Latvian | Vai mçs atkal sâkam sevi ieteikt? Vai mums vajadzîgi ieteikðanas raksti pie jums vai no jums kâ daþiem citiem? |
| Maori | ¶ E timata ana ano ranei matou te whakapai ki a matou ano? e pera ana ranei me etahi atu, e mea ana matou ki etahi pukapuka whakapai ma matou ki a koutou, ma koutou ranei ki a matou? |
| Norwegian | Begynner vi atter å gi oss selv skussmål, eller mon vi, således som visse folk, trenger til skussmålsbrev til eder eller fra eder? |
| Rumanian | Kncepem noi iarqw sq ne lqudqm singuri? Sau nu cumva avem trebuinyq, ca unii, de epistole de laudq, cqtre voi sau dela voi? |
| Russian | оЕХЦЕМЙ ОБН УОПЧБ ЪОБЛПНЙФШУС У ЧБНЙ? оЕХЦЕМЙ ОХЦОЩ "МС ОБУ, ЛБЛ "МС ОЕЛПФПТЩИ, П"П'ТЙФЕМШОЩЕ ЙУШНБ Л ЧБН ЙМЙ ПФ ЧБУ? |
| Shuar | ¶ ¿Nu Tákurninkia, "ataksha ninki waantu Enentáimtumainiawai," tu Enentáimsarmek? ¿Chíkich Túruinia Núnisrik, "Ju aishman nekas Yus-Chichaman etserin ainiawai" tusa Papí aarma atumin iniaktustinkiaitiaj~i? ¿Chíkich iniaktustin Nú Papí atumin seatniukaitiaj~i? |
| Swahili | Je, tunaanza tena kujipendekeza? Je, tunahitaji barua ya utambulisho kwenu, au kutoka kwenu, kama watu wengine? |
| Swedish | Korintierna själva äro ett anbefallningsbrev för Paulus. Det nya och det gamla förbundets ämbeten. |
| Uma | ¶ Aga neo' ni'uli' wae, mpope'une' wo'o-makai toi-e! Uma-kai hewa guru agama to hantongo' tetura lou. Karata-ra hi ngata-ni, mpopehuwu-ra sura pe'une' ngkai doo bona nitarima-ra. Pai' ane me'ongko' -rapa ngkai ngata-ni, merapi' wo'o-ramo sura pe'une' ngkai koi'. Kai' uma mingki' mporata sura to hewa tetu. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "commendation": commendations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "commendation": recommendation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "commendation": recommendations. (additional references) | |
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"Commendation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: comandation, commandation, commendatio, commination, commondation, communation, ecommendation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "commendation" (pronounced kÄ'mundā"shun) |
| 8 | -m u n d ā" sh u n | recommendation. |
| 7 | -u n d ā" sh u n | inundation. |
| 6 | -n d ā" sh u n | foundation. |
| 5 | -d ā" sh u n | accommodation, consolidation, degradation, depredation, fluoridation, gradation, intimidation, invalidation, liquidation, oxidation, retardation, sedation, trepidation, validation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intonation, intoxication, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-i-m-m-n-n-o-o-t" | |
-2 letters: codominant. | |
-3 letters: anticodon, condiment, contained, dominance, incommode, mendicant, monatomic, monoamine, nominated, nonatomic. | |
-4 letters: ammonite, ammonoid, anconoid, anointed, antinode, cantoned, catenoid, coinmate, comedian, commando, conation, connoted, daemonic, demoniac, demonian, demotion, dominant, dominate, donation, immanent, incanted, mnemonic, monecian, monoacid, motioned, nominate, noontide, noontime, omnimode. | |
-5 letters: aconite, actinon, amidone, ammonic, amniote, amotion, ancient, candent, centimo, coadmit, codeina. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-i-m-m-n-n-o-o-t" | |
+1 letter: commendations. | |
+2 letters: recommendation. | |
+3 letters: recommendations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Translations: Ancient | 13. Bible Trace 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Bibliography |
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