Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ovation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ovation \O*va"tion\, n. [L. ovatio, fr. ovare to exult, rejoice,
triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. ? to shout: cf. F. ovation.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a
commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory
over slaves.
2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the
multitude to a public favorite.
To rain an April of ovation round Their statues.
--Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ovation
n : enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud
applause) [syn: {standing ovation}]
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