APPLAUSE

applause. Applause, n. public praise, commendation, credit

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Ap‐plause″ (�), n. [[L. applaudere, applausum. See Applaud.]] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden. Syn. — Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.