how to pronounce commendation

/ˌkɒm.ɛnˈdɛɪ.ʃən/

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commendation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of commendation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… were dead also commendation to Paul and …”

meaning of commendation

Commendation is a formal expression of praise or appreciation.

commendation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word commendation occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics commendation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that commendation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;