plaudit
[ plaw-dit ]
/ ˈplɔ dɪt /
noun Usually plaudits.
an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or admired performance.
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- platypod,
- platypus,
- platyrrhine,
- platysma,
- platyspondylia,
- plaudits,
- plauen,
- plausibility,
- plausible,
- plausive
Origin of plaudit
1615–25; earlier plaudite (3 syllables) < Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of plaudere to applaud
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plaudit
/ (ˈplɔːdɪt) /
noun (usually plural)
an expression of enthusiastic approval or approbation
a round of applause
Word Origin for plaudit
C17: shortened from earlier plauditē, from Latin: applaud!, from plaudere to applaud
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plaudit
1620s, short for plaudite "an actor's request for applause" (1560s), from Latin plaudite! "applaud!" second person plural imperative of plaudere "to clap, strike, beat; applaud, approve," of unknown origin (also in applaud, explode). This was the customary appeal for applause that Roman actors made at the end of a play. In English, the -e went silent then was dropped.
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