ovation

See also: Ovation

English

Etymology

From Latin ovationem, accusative of ovatio, from ovo (“I exult”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈveɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ovation (plural ovations)

  1. Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:
      Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, the consciousness dawning upon him that his eccentricity was not receiving the ovation it merited.
  2. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin ovatio.

Noun

ovation f (plural ovations)

  1. ovation

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