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, plaudit, plaudits, plauen, plausible, plausive, plautus
Origin of plaudit
1615–25; earlier plaudite (3 syllables) < Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of plaudere to applaud
Can be confused
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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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