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Definition of plaudit - 2 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).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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