Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - ovation
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Ovation
ovation
noun Etymology: Latin ~-, ovatio, from ovare to exult; akin to Greek euoi, interjection used in bacchic revels Date: 1533 1. a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted 2. an expression or demonstration of popular acclaim especially by enthusiastic applause received a standing ~
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n. 1 an enthusiastic reception, esp. spontaneous and sustained applause. 2 Rom. Antiq. a lesser form of triumph. Phrases and idioms standing ovation prolonged applause during which the crowd or audience rise to their feet. Derivatives ovational adj. Etymology: L ovatio f. ovare exult ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. овация, бурные аплодисменты to give smb. an ovation —- встретить кого-либо бурными аплодисментами he received a great ovation —- его появление было встречено бурной овацией 2. др-рим. овация, торжественная встреча победителя ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(ovations) An ovation is a large amount of applause from an audience for a particular performer or speaker. (FORMAL) They had lost by a wide margin, but their supporters gave them a defiant, loyal ovation. N-COUNT see also standing ovation ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n formal if a group of people give someone an ovation they clap1 (1) to show approval (60,000 fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation. | standing ovation (=one in which people stand)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1533, from L. ovationem (nom. ovatio) "a triumph, rejoicing," from ovare "exult, rejoice, triumph," probably imitative of a shout. In Roman history, a lesser triumph, granted to a commander for achievements insufficient to entitle him to a triumph proper. Figurative sense of "burst of enthusiastic applause" is first attested 1831. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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