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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ovation  \O*va"tion\,  n.  [L.  ovatio,  fr  ovare  to  exult,  rejoice, 
  triumph  in  an  ovation;  cf  Gr  ?  to  shout:  cf  F.  ovation.] 
  1.  (Rom.  Antiq.)  A  lesser  kind  of  triumph  allowed  to  a 
  commander  for  an  easy,  bloodless  victory,  or  a  victory 
  over  slaves. 
 
  2.  Hence:  An  expression  of  popular  homage;  the  tribute  of  the 
  multitude  to  a  public  favorite. 
 
  To  rain  an  April  of  ovation  round  Their  statues. 
  --Tennyson. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ovation 
  n  :  enthusiastic  recognition  (especially  one  accompanied  by  loud 
  applause)  [syn:  {standing  ovation}] 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  OVATION,  n.  n  ancient  Rome,  a  definite,  formal  pageant  in  honor  of 
  one  who  had  been  disserviceable  to  the  enemies  of  the  nation.  A 
  lesser  "triumph."  In  modern  English  the  word  is  improperly  used  to 
  signify  any  loose  and  spontaneous  expression  of  popular  homage  to  the 
  hero  of  the  hour  and  place 
 
  "I  had  an  ovation!"  the  actor  man  said 
  But  I  thought  it  uncommonly  queer, 
  That  people  and  critics  by  him  had  been  led 
  By  the  ear. 
 
  The  Latin  lexicon  makes  his  absurd 
  Assertion  as  plain  as  a  peg; 
  In  ovum"  we  find  the  true  root  of  the  word 
  It  means  egg. 
  Dudley  Spink




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