plaudit

plau·dit

P0363000 (plô′dĭt)n. Enthusiastic expression of praise or approval: a new play that opened to the plaudits of the critics.

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[Short for Latin plaudite, pl. imperative of plaudere, to applaud (used at the end of Roman plays).]

plaudit

(ˈplɔːdɪt) n (usually plural) 1. an expression of enthusiastic approval or approbation2. a round of applause[C17: shortened from earlier plauditē, from Latin: applaud!, from plaudere to applaud]

plau•dit

(ˈplɔ dɪt)

n. Usu., plaudits. 1. an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her performance won the plaudits of the critics. 2. a demonstration or round of applause. [1615–25; earlier plaudite (3 syllables) < Latin, 2nd person pl. imperative of plaudere to applaud]

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plaudit - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plauditscommendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

plaudit

noun1. An expression of warm approval:acclaim, acclamation, applause, celebration, commendation, compliment, encomium, eulogy, kudos, laudation, panegyric, praise.2. Approval expressed by clapping:applause, hand, ovation.

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