plaudit

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/ ˈplɔ dɪt /

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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

First recorded in 1615–25; earlier plaudite (pronounced as three syllables), from Latin, 2nd person plural imperative of plaudere “to applaud”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH plaudit

platitude, plaudit

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How to use plaudit in a sentence

Officially, the White House had nothing but plaudits for Hagel and his abilities running the enormous Defense Department.
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The moment brought Huckabee plaudits from some unlikely corners.
Happy Huckabee Gets Mad|David Freedlander|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The plaudits, visitors, and money to fix those boilers would roll in.
What ‘Downton Abbey’ Can Teach The Queen|Tim Teeman|January 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The notion of a Paul receiving plaudits from progressives is not new.
How Did Rand Paul Become a Liberal Hero?|David Freedlander|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But all these changes will be painful, and win him little in the way of plaudits.
What to Look for In Tonight's State of the Union|Megan McArdle|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Returning to Bithoor the Nana was proclaimed Peishwa amid the booming of cannon and the plaudits of his retainers.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
In manners affable, and in benevolence unsurpassed, the Kentucky planter gains the plaudits of all.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The critics were fulsome in their praise and the public was lavish with its plaudits, but I was abjectly miserable.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
Is out of employ now; and never touches a drop of foreign wine by any chance (tremendous plaudits).
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens
The Hero, who eventually came into his estates amid the plaudits of the Pit, while you were left to die in the streets!
The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow|Jerome K. Jerome

British Dictionary definitions for plaudit

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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