plaudit

[plaw-dit]

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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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Origin of plaudit

1615–25; earlier plaudite (3 syllables) < Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of plaudere to applaud

Can be confusedplatitude plaudit

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So, Sarit Hashkes, allow me to add my plaudit to those already offered you by your 3,300-plus supporters.
The Bare Fact of Her Bodily Presence|Sigal Samuel|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Plaudit is a shout of applause, and is commonly used in the plural; as, the plaudits of a throng.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
You are honestly striving with a purpose, and hoping for no plaudit but 'she hath done what she could.'
Alone|Marion Harland
Every plaudit which a vitious play, or a bad actor receives is a blow to the public morals, and the public taste.
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor|Stephen Cullen Carpenter

Heroes having so nobly acted, with ours, will receive the plaudit of their country.
The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814|J. Hammond Trumbull
It was a desperate duel for a few strides, and then Plaudit gamely responding drew away and the race was over.
History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921|John Lawrence O'Connor

British Dictionary definitions for plaudit

plaudit

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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Word Origin and History for plaudit

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.

plaudit

noun Usually plaudits.

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plaudit

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