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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation.] 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. [1913 Webster] On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. --Southey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. [1913 Webster] 3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections; specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. --Elmes. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acclamation 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]