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English Dictionary: acclaim by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acclaim
n
  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"
    Synonym(s): acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat
v
  1. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
    Synonym(s): acclaim, hail, herald
  2. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
    Synonym(s): applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
    Antonym(s): boo, hiss
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry
      out. See {Claim}, {Clamor}.] [R.]
      1. To applaud. [bd]A glad acclaiming train.[b8] --Thomson.
  
      2. To declare by acclamations.
  
                     While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of
                     traitors.                                          --Smollett.
  
      3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. i.
      To shout applause.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, n.
      Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ACCLAIM
  
      A European Union {ESPRIT} {Basic Research Action}.
  
      [What's it about?]
  
      (1994-11-08)
  
  
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