Hypertext Webster Gateway: "applause"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Applause \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
applause
n : a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
[syn: {hand clapping}, {clapping}]
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