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ovation

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o·va·tion  (-vshn)
n.
1. Enthusiastic, prolonged applause.
2. A show of public homage or welcome.
3. An ancient Roman victory ceremony of somewhat less importance than a triumph.

[Latin ovti, ovtin-, a Roman victory ceremony, from ovtus, past participle of ovre, to rejoice.]

o·vation·al adj.

ovation [əʊˈveɪʃən]
n
1. an enthusiastic reception, esp one of prolonged applause a standing ovation
2. (Historical Terms) a victory procession less glorious than a triumph awarded to a Roman general
[from Latin ovātiō rejoicing, from ovāre to exult]
ovational  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ovationovation - enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
credit, recognition - approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
applause, clapping, hand clapping - a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

ovation
noun applause, hand, cheering, cheers, praise, tribute, acclaim, clapping, accolade, plaudits, big hand, commendation, hand-clapping, acclamation, laudation He was pleasantly surprised by the ovation he received.
abuse, booing, ridicule, jeers, mockery, jibes, derision, heckling, catcalls
Translations
ovation ʊˈveɪʃən] Novación f
to give sb an ovationovacionar a algn
to receive an ovationser ovacionado
to give sb a standing ovationponerse en pie or levantarse para ovacionar a algn
she got a standing ovation from the audienceel público se puso en pie or se levantó para ovacionarla, el público puesto en pie la ovacionó

ovation ʊˈveɪʃən] novation f
to receive an ovation → recevoir une ovation

ovation
nOvation f, → stürmischer Beifall; to give somebody an ovationjdm eine Ovation darbringen, jdm stürmischen Beifall zollen; to get an ovationstürmischen Beifall ernten ? standing

ovation [əʊˈveɪʃn] novazione f
ovation [əʊˈveɪʃn] novazione f

ovation
n ovation [əˈveiʃən, (American ) ou-]
cheering or applause etc to express approval, welcome etc They gave the president a standing ovation ovasie, toejuiging, applous تَصْفيق حاد ожации ovace hyldest; bifald; ovation die Ovation επευφημία ovación kiiduavaldused هلهله و کف زدن aplodit ovation תְּשוּאוֹת तालियां ovacija ováció tepuk tangan hylling; lófaklapp ovazione 大かっさい 큰 갈채 ovacija ovācijas tepuk sanjungan ovatie trampeklapp, (stående) applaus owacja ovação ovaţie овация ovácie ovacija ovacija ovation การปรบมือให้อย่างดังและนาน çılgınca alkış 熱烈歡迎,熱烈鼓掌 овація, бурхливі оплески زوردار استقبال sự tung hô


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Declining, however, every kind of ovation, Barbicane ensconced himself in a room of the Franklin Hotel.
Ovation after ovation, applause warm and prolonged, had greeted the officers and friends of Colonel Shaw, the sculptor, St.
The torches we have just referred to, the eager attention every one displayed, and the new ovation paid to the king by Fouquet, arrived in time to suspend the effect of a resolution which La Valliere had already considerably shaken in Louis XIV.
 
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