[oh-vey-shuh
n] 
| 1. | an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. 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). |
| o·va·tion (ō-vā'shən) n.
[Latin ovātiō, ovātiōn-, a Roman victory ceremony, from ovātus, past participle of ovāre, to rejoice.] o·va'tion·al adj. |