plaudits
noun/ˈplɔːdɪts/
/ˈplɔːdɪts/
[usually plural] (formal)- praise and approval
- His work won him plaudits from the critics.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: plaudit shortened from Latin plaudite ‘applaud!’ (said by Roman actors at the end of a play), imperative plural of plaudere.Definitions on the go
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