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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]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plaudits
    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]


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PLAUDITS, n.  Coins with which the populace pays those who tickle and
devour it.