"letter of recommendation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: letters of recommendation [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|letters of recommendation}} letter of recommendation (plural letters of recommendation)
  1. A letter written by one person who is familiar with another, usually a teacher, employer, or person of similar authority, evaluating and often extolling the fitness of the other person for a position. Synonyms: LOR Related terms: letter of reference, cover letter Translations (evaluation letter): δίπλωμα (díplōma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), երաշխավորագիր (erašxavoragir) (Armenian), 推薦信 (Chinese Mandarin), 推荐信 (tuījiànxìn) (Chinese Mandarin), aanbevelingsbrief [masculine] (Dutch), suositus (Finnish), suosituskirje (Finnish), lettre de recommandation [feminine] (French), Empfehlungsschreiben [neuter] (German), συστατική επιστολή (systatikí epistolí) [feminine] (Greek), palapala ʻāpono (Hawaiian), palapala kākoʻo (Hawaiian), ajánlólevél (Hungarian), meðmæli [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), 推薦状 (suisenjou) (alt: すいせんじょう) (Japanese), 추천장 (chucheonjang) (alt: 推薦狀) (Korean), 추천서 (chucheonseo) (alt: 推薦書) (Korean), diploma [neuter] (Latin), probatoria [feminine] (Latin), referencje [feminine, plural] (Polish), рекоменда́ция (rekomendácija) [feminine] (Russian), рекоменда́тельное письмо́ (rekomendátelʹnoje pisʹmó) [neuter] (Russian), barua ya mapendekezo (Swahili), rekommendationsbrev [neuter] (Swedish)

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          "roman": "systatikí epistolí",
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          "roman": "díplōma",
          "sense": "evaluation letter",
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          "word": "δίπλωμα"
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          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "evaluation letter",
          "word": "palapala ʻāpono"
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          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "evaluation letter",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "roman": "suisenjou",
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "word": "referencje"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rekomendácija",
          "sense": "evaluation letter",
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          "word": "рекоменда́ция"
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