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applaud

noun
/əˈplɔːd/UK/əˈplɔd/US/əˈplɑd/

Etymology

From Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).

  1. derived from applaudere — “to clap the hands together, applaud”
  2. inherited from applauden

Definitions

  1. Applause

    Applause; applauding.

  2. Plaudit.

  3. To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

    • After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To praise, or express approval for something or someone.

      • Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
      • Now by the Gods, I do applaude his courage.
      • It moved him to within one goal of Thierry Henry's 34 in 2004 and Henry - honoured with a statue outside the stadium on Friday - rose from his seat in the stands to applaud Van Persie.

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Derived

applaudable, applauder, applaudingly, applaud to the echo, reapplaud, unapplauded, unapplauding

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at applaud. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01applaud02plaudit03praise04commendation05commending06commend07acclaim

A definitional loop anchored at applaud. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at applaud

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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