ovation
[ oh-vey-shuhn ]
noun
an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
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).
Origin of ovation
11525–35; <Latin ovātiōn- (stem of ovātiō) a rejoicing, shouting, equivalent to ovāt(us) (past participle of ovāre to rejoice) + -iōn--ion
Other words from ovation
- o·va·tion·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ovation
ovation
/ (əʊˈveɪʃən) /
noun
an enthusiastic reception, esp one of prolonged applause: a standing ovation
a victory procession less glorious than a triumph awarded to a Roman general
Origin of ovation
1C16: from Latin ovātiō rejoicing, from ovāre to exult
Derived forms of ovation
- ovational, adjective
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