plaudit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: plaudit	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for plaudit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plaudit n 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plaudit \Plau"dit\, n. [From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. {Plausible}.] A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed. Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. --Longfellow. Syn: Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation; approval.