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applause
[ uh-plawz ]
/ ÉËplÉz /
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noun
hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
any positive expression of appreciation or approval; acclamation.
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Origin of applause
1590â1600; <Latin applausus struck upon, applauded (past participle of applaudere), equivalent to ap-ap-1 + plaud- clap + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM applause
ap·plau·sive [uh-plaw-siv, -ziv], /ÉËplÉ sÉȘv, -zÉȘv/, adjectiveself-ap·plause, nounun·ap·plau·sive, adjectiveWords nearby applause
applanation, applanation tonometer, applanometry, applaud, applaudable, applause, apple, apple a day, apple bee, apple blight, apple blossom
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British Dictionary definitions for applause
applause
/ (ÉËplÉËz) /
noun
appreciation or praise, esp as shown by clapping the hands
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