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Ovation Meaning & Definition
Ovation Definition And Meaning

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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