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Acclaim : (noun)
1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: acclamation,
plaudits, plaudit, eclat]
(verb)
1: praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist
as a new Rubinstein" [syn: hail, herald]
2: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate
approval [syn: applaud, clap, spat] [ant: boo]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Acclaim : \Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad _ clamare to cry
out. See Claim, Clamor.] [R.]
1. To applaud. ``A glad acclaiming train.'' --Thomson.
2. To declare by acclamations.
While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of
traitors. --Smollett.
3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Acclaim : \Ac*claim"\, v. i.
To shout applause.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Acclaim : \Ac*claim"\, n.
Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Acclaim :
A European Union ESPRIT Basic Research Action.
[What's it about?]
(1994-11-08)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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