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applause |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Applause \Ap*plause"\, n. [L. applaudere applausum See {Applaud}.] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas or other means marked commendation. The brave man seeks not popular applause. --Dryden. Syn: Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: applause n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: {hand clapping}, {clapping}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: APPLAUSE, n. The echo of a platitude.
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