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bra⋅vo

  [brah-voh; for 1, 2, 5 also brah-voh] interjection, noun, plural -vos for 2, -vos or -voes for 3, verb, -voed, -vo⋅ing.
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–interjection
1. (used in praising a performer).
–noun
2. a shout of “bravo!”
3. a daring bandit, assassin, or murderer, esp. one hired to steal or murder for another.
4. a word used in communications to represent the letter B.
–verb (used without object)
5. to shout “bravo!”
Origin:
1755–65; < It; see brave
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bra·vo 1   (brä'vō, brä-vō')   
interj.  Used to express approval, especially of a performance.
n.   pl. bra·vos
A shout or cry of "bravo."
v.   bra·voed, bra·vo·ing, bra·voes

v.   tr.
To express approval of by shouting "bravo."
v.   intr.
To shout "bravo."

[Italian; see brave.]
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