Phrase guide

letter of recommendation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LOR, letter of reference, reference letter

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երաշխավորագիր (erašxavoragir) — evaluation letter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 推薦信 /推荐信 (tuījiànxìn) — evaluation letter
  • Dutch: aanbevelingsbrief — evaluation letter
  • Finnish: suositus — evaluation letter
  • Finnish: suosituskirje — evaluation letter
  • French: lettre de recommandation — evaluation letter
  • German: Empfehlungsschreiben — evaluation letter
  • Greek: συστατική επιστολή (systatikí epistolí) — evaluation letter
  • Ancient Greek: δίπλωμα (díplōma) — evaluation letter
  • Hawaiian: palapala ʻāpono — evaluation letter
  • Hawaiian: palapala kākoʻo — evaluation letter
  • Hungarian: ajánlólevél — evaluation letter
  • Icelandic: meðmæli — evaluation letter
  • Italian: lettera di raccomandazione — evaluation letter
  • Japanese: 推薦状 (suisenjou) — evaluation letter
  • Korean: 추천장 (chucheonjang) — evaluation letter
  • Korean: 추천서 (chucheonseo) — evaluation letter
  • Latin: diploma — evaluation letter
  • Latin: probatoria — evaluation letter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: anbefalingsbrev — evaluation letter
  • Polish: referencje — evaluation letter
  • Russian: рекоменда́ция (rekomendácija) — evaluation letter
  • Russian: рекоменда́тельное письмо́ (rekomendátelʹnoje pisʹmó) — evaluation letter
  • Swahili: barua ya mapendekezo — evaluation letter
  • Swedish: rekommendationsbrev — evaluation letter