Plaudit
Pronunciation : Plau"dit
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. Plausible.]
Definition : Defn: A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. Longfellow.
Syn. -- Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation; approval.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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