ovation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ovation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ovation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ovation n enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) Synonym(s): ovation, standing ovation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovation \Ova"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.