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applause

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ap⋅plause

  [uh-plawz]
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–noun
1. hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
2. any positive expression of appreciation or approval; acclamation.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L applausus struck upon, applauded (ptp. of applaudere), equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + plaud- clap + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
ap⋅plau⋅sive  [uh-plaw-siv, -ziv] , adjective

Synonyms:
2. acclaim, plaudit, praise.
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ap·plause   (ə-plôz')   
n.  

  1. Approval expressed especially by the clapping of hands.

  2. Praise; commendation: a scientific discovery that won critical applause.


[Medieval Latin applausus, from past participle of Latin applaudere, to applaud; see applaud.]
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Word Origin & History

applause 
c.1425, from L. applausus, pp. of applaudere "approve by clapping hands," from ad- "upon" + plaudere "to clap hands, strike" (see plaudit). Applaud is attested from 1536.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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