About The Word Ovation
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Ovation
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What's The Definition Of Ovation?
[n] enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ovation: standing ovation Related Terms | Find terms related to Ovation: acclaim | acclamation | anniversaries | applause | big hand | burst of applause | celebrating | celebration | ceremony | cheer | cheering | cheers | clap | clapping | clapping of hands | commemoration | dressing ship | eclat | encore | fanfare | fanfaronade | festivity | flourish of trumpets | hand | handclap | handclapping | holiday | jubilee | kudos | laudation | marking the occasion | memorialization | memory | observance | plaudit | plaudits | popularity | praise | rejoicing | religious rites | remembrance | revel | rite | ritual observance | round of applause | salute | salvo | solemn observance | solemnization | testimonial | testimonial banquet | testimonial dinner | thunder of applause | toast | tribute | triumph See Also | applause | clapping | credit | hand clapping | recognition Ovation In Webster's Dictionary \O*va"tion\, n. [L. ovatio, fr. ovare to exult, rejoice,
triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. ? to shout: cf. F. ovation.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a
commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory
over slaves.
2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the
multitude to a public favorite.
To rain an April of ovation round Their statues.
--Tennyson.
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