applause : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: applause	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for applause
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
applause n a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together Synonym(s): applause, hand clapping, clapping
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.