applause

Etymology

From Latin applausus, from applaudō (“I strike against, I applaud”) (whence applaud).

noun

  1. The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
    Livy never gets her share of those applauses, but it is because the people do not know. Yet she is entitled to the lion's share. 1916, Albert Bigelow Paine, chapter //dummy.host/index.php?title=s%3Aen%3AThe+Boys%27+Life+of+Mark+Twain%2FChapter+57 57, in The Boys’ Life of Mark Twain

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