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PLAUDIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plaudit mean?
• PLAUDIT (noun)
The noun PLAUDIT has 1 sense:
1. enthusiastic approval
Familiarity information: PLAUDIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enthusiastic approval
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
acclaim; acclamation; eclat; plaudit; plaudits
Context example:
they gave him more eclat than he really deserved
Hypernyms ("plaudit" is a kind of...):
approval; commendation (a message expressing a favorable opinion)
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