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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[From L.

plaudite

do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of

plaudere

. Cf.

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.

Noun.

[L. plaudo, to praise, said to be taken from plaudite,a demand of applause by players when they left the stage.]

Applause; praise bestowed.