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Acclamatory

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ac·cla·ma·tion  (kl-mshn)
n.
1. A shout or salute of enthusiastic approval.
2. An oral vote, especially an enthusiastic vote of approval taken without formal ballot: a motion passed by acclamation.
[Latin acclmti, acclmtin-, from acclmtus, past participle of acclmre, to shout at; see acclaim.]
ac·clama·tory (-klm-tôr, -tr) adj.
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This is not only evidenced by the meticulous notes in which he kept track of the payments he received for his published works, it is also apparent in his technique of sending free copies of his books to famous writers and poets, probably hoping for an acclamatory response.
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