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plaudits

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Noun1.plauditsplaudits - enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudit
commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
plaudits
plural noun approval, acclaim, applause, praise, clapping, ovation, kudos, congratulation, round of applause, commendation, approbation, acclamation They won plaudits and prizes for their films.
Translations
plaudits [ˈplɔːdɪts] NPL → aplausos mpl
plaudits [ˈplɔːdɪts] npl → applaudissements mpl
plaudits [ˈplɔːdɪts] npl → plauso msg
plaudits [ˈplɔːdɪts] npl → plauso msg


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This performance was sure to be hailed with loud plaudits, and the 'puarkee nuee' (big hog) was unanimously pronounced by the islanders to be the most extraordinary specimen of zoology that had ever come under their observation.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
He was also to exhibit 'his astounding feat of throwing seventy-five hundred-weight in rapid succession backhanded over his head, thus forming a fountain of solid iron in mid-air, a feat never before attempted in this or any other country, and which having elicited such rapturous plaudits from enthusiastic throngs it cannot be withdrawn.
Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context
They were very orderly--there were neither scoffs nor plaudits, and when they saw us at the window above them there were many who buried their faces in their arms and wept.
The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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