lau·da·tion

[law-dey-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English laudacion < Latin laudātiōn- (stem of laudātiō) a praising, equivalent to laudāt(us) (past participle of laudāre to laud) + -iōn- -ion

in·ter·lau·da·tion, noun
o·ver·lau·da·tion, noun
self-lau·da·tion, noun
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laudation (lɔːˈdeɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a formal word for praise

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Laudation is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
Both meetings were characterized by a laudation of reform, both on the part of the speakers and by the people.
There is no fulsome laudation and no tone of advocacy or of apology.
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