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Acclaim

//əˈkleɪm//

Definitions

verbacclaims · acclaiming · acclaimed

1
To shout; to call out.
2
To express great approval (for).
a highly-acclaimed novel
Similar
applaud cheer on hurrah
3
To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

nounacclaims

1
An acclamation; a shout of applause.
2
A claim.

Word Origin

* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

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