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ovation

[ oh-vey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
  2. Roman History. the ceremonial entrance into Rome of a commander whose victories were of a lesser degree of importance than that for which a triumph was accorded. Compare triumph ( def 4 ).


ovation

/ əʊˈveɪʃən /

noun

  1. an enthusiastic reception, esp one of prolonged applause

    a standing ovation

  2. a victory procession less glorious than a triumph awarded to a Roman general


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Derived Forms

  • oˈvational, adjective

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Other Words From

  • o·vation·al adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ovation1

1525–35; < Latin ovātiōn- (stem of ovātiō ) a rejoicing, shouting, equivalent to ovāt ( us ) (past participle of ovāre to rejoice) + -iōn- -ion

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ovation1

C16: from Latin ovātiō rejoicing, from ovāre to exult

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Example Sentences

The two were greeted with a standing ovation from the audience in the sold-out Empire Theatre.

When you have a number like “Maybe This Time” that is so powerful you need to have a standing ovation afterwards.

But if someone falls on the floor or voids themselves that is a standing ovation.

Before he could sip, his name was announced and he had to run onto the stage to receive a standing ovation.

Its placing at the apex of British life is itself a little nuts, as the Ovation series shows.

The party were greeted with one continued ovation during the journey.

When the espada finally performs his courageous feat under such conditions, he obtains such an ovation as his skill deserves.

A moment afterward the Kiowa finished his boastful tale, and received a noisy ovation from his people.

He insists that this is the only fitting thing to do, that to live after such a reception and ovation would be an anti-climax.

Mr. Lincoln met with a splendid ovation from the troops and the colored people as he rode about the city.

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