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noun

Approval expressed by clapping: applause, hand, plaudit. See praise/blame.

n

Definition: clapping and cheers
Antonyms: silence

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser "triumph." In modern English the word is improperly used to signify any loose and spontaneous expression of popular homage to the hero of the hour and place.

    "I had an ovation!" the actor man said,
        But I thought it uncommonly queer,
    That people and critics by him had been led
            By the ear.
    
    The Latin lexicon makes his absurd
        Assertion as plain as a peg;
    In "ovum" we find the true root of the word.
            It means egg.
                                                          Dudley Spink

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For a list of words related to ovation, see:

• Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - ovation: prolonged, enthusiastic applause

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ovation, hyldest

Nederlands (Dutch)
ovatie

Français (French)
n. - ovation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ovation, begeisterter Beifall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επευφημία

Italiano (Italian)
ovazione, applauso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ovação (f), aclamação pública

Русский (Russian)
овация, чествование

Español (Spanish)
n. - ovación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ovation, livlig hyllning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热烈欢迎, 大受欢迎, 大喝采

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熱烈歡迎, 大受歡迎, 大喝采

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대인기, 로마의 소개 선식

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大かっさい, 熱烈な歓迎

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ترحيب حماسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשואות, מחיאות כפיים‬

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