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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. enthusiastic approval;
- Example: "the book met with modest acclaim"
- Example: "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"
- Example: "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
[syn: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation.] 1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. [1913 Webster] On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. --Southey. [1913 Webster] 2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy. [1913 Webster] 3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections; specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Acclamation medals are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. --Elmes. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acclamation 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" [syn: acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

54 Moby Thesaurus words for "acclamation": acclaim, accord, accordance, agreement, agreement of all, applause, big hand, burst of applause, cheer, chorus, clap, clapping, clapping of hands, common assent, common consent, concert, concord, concordance, concurrence, consensus, consensus gentium, consensus of opinion, consensus omnium, consent, consentaneity, eclat, encore, general acclamation, general agreement, general consent, general voice, hand, handclap, handclapping, harmony, like-mindedness, meeting of minds, mutual understanding, one accord, one voice, ovation, plaudit, plaudits, popularity, round of applause, same mind, single voice, thunder of applause, total agreement, unanimity, unanimousness, understanding, unison, universal agreement