ovation
Americannoun
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an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
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Roman History. the ceremonial entrance into Rome of a commander whose victories were of a lesser degree of importance than that for which a triumph was accorded.
noun
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an enthusiastic reception, esp one of prolonged applause
a standing ovation
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a victory procession less glorious than a triumph awarded to a Roman general
Other Word Forms
- ovational adjective
Etymology
Origin of ovation
1525–35; < Latin ovātiōn- (stem of ovātiō ) a rejoicing, shouting, equivalent to ovāt ( us ) (past participle of ovāre to rejoice) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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As Foreign Policy columnist Howard W. French observes, Rubio’s standing ovation wasn’t about anything he said.
From Salon
Malinin was among those in the crowd who gave Liu - the alt girl with her iconic halo hair and lip piercing - a standing ovation as she wrote herself into Olympic folklore.
From BBC
As for the Munich speech, Mr. Rubio earned a standing ovation from European notables.
Her mother was watching from the finish line, and Shiffrin got a rousing ovation from the crowd when she finished her run.
From Los Angeles Times
When “The Voice of Hind Rajab” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, it received a 22-minute ovation.
From Los Angeles Times
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