plaudit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

plaudit
    n 1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
         "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him
         more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim},
         {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Plaudit \Plau"dit\, n. [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}.]
   A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
   [1913 Webster]

         Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng.
                                                  --Longfellow.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation;
        approbation; approval.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "plaudit":
      acclaim, acclamation, applause, big hand, burst of applause, cheer,
      clap, clapping, clapping of hands, eclat, encore, hand, handclap,
      handclapping, ovation, popularity, round of applause,
      thunder of applause

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