laudation

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

Origin of laudation

1
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

Other words from laudation

  • in·ter·lau·da·tion, noun
  • o·ver·lau·da·tion, noun
  • self-lau·da·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for laudation

laudation

/ (lɔːˈdeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a formal word for praise

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