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noun
Idiom1.
a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or approval.
2.
act of acclaiming.
3.
Liturgy. a brief responsive chant in antiphonal singing.
4.
Ecclesiastical. response (def. 3a).
5.
by acclamation, by an oral vote, often unanimous, expressing approval by shouts, hand-clapping, etc., rather than by formal ballot.
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Acclamation
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Example Sentences
- Better a ribald verse circulated among friends than the public acclamation of princely authority in a royal masque.
- The resolution was adopted, unanimously, by acclamation.
- The choicest offerings will receive acclamation in a follow-up post.
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Word Origin & History
acclamation
1540s, from L. acclamationem (nom. acclamatio, gen. acclamationis), from pp. stem of acclamare "shout approval or disapproval of, cry out at," from ad- "toward" + clamare "cry out" (see claim).
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