ovation

American  

[oh-vey-shuhn] / oʊˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

1. an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.

2. 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.

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ovation British  

/ əʊˈveɪʃən /

noun

1. an enthusiastic reception, esp one of prolonged applause

   a standing ovation

2. a victory procession less glorious than a triumph awarded to a Roman general

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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

Khawaja made only six before chopping on off Tongue, departing to a rapturous ovation and performing a sajdah in front of the pavilion.

From BBC

Semenyo, who was celebrating his 26th birthday, was given a standing ovation when he was substituted moments after his winner before being serenaded by Bournemouth supporters following the fairytale ending.

From Barron's

Williams received a generous ovation as she left the court and will now head to Hobart for another warm-up event before the first Grand Slam of the year.

From Barron's

But in reality, I received a standing ovation from a politically engaged audience of well over 20,000 attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite gruelling side effects, Hunter played on through the illness and received a standing ovation at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, when he turned out for the World Championships that year.

From BBC

Related Words

• acclaim
• acclamation
• applause
• testimonial