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commendatory definition

com·menda·tory (kə men′də tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
  2. recommending

Etymology: LL commendatorius < L commendator, one who commends

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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