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Definition of adulation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adulation

noun
 
/ˌædjuˈleɪʃn/
 
/ˌædʒəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. great praise, especially when it is greater than necessary
    • The band enjoy the adulation of their fans wherever they go.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin adulatio(n)-, from adulari ‘fawn on’.
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