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Definition of plaudit - 3 dictionary results

plau⋅dit

  [plaw-dit]
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–noun Usually, plaudits.
1. an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
2. a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or admired performance.
Origin:
1615–25; earlier plaudite (3 syllables) < L, 2nd person pl. impv. of plaudere to applaud
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plau·dit   (plô'dĭt)   
n.  Enthusiastic expression of praise or approval: a new play that opened to the plaudits of the critics.

[Short for Latin plaudite, pl. imperative of plaudere, to applaud (used at the end of Roman plays).]
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Word Origin & History

plaudit 
1624, short for plaudite (1567), from L. plaudite! "applaud!" second person plural imperative of plaudere "to clap, applaud, approve," of unknown origin (also in applaud, explode). This was the customary appeal for applause that Roman actors made at the end of a play.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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