recommendation vs stead

recommendation

noun
  • A suggestion or proposal about the best course of action (with adpositions including "about" for the context and "to" for the course of action) 

  • An act of recommending. 

  • That which is recommended. 

  • A commendation or endorsement. 

stead

noun
  • The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. 

  • An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). 

  • One's partner in a romantic relationship. 

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