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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•va•tion /oʊˈveɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- long, loud applause or other expression of great approval.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•va•tion (ō vā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. by loud and prolonged applause.
- Ancient History[Rom. Hist.]the ceremonial entrance into Rome of a commander whose victories were of a lesser degree of importance than that for which a triumph was accorded. Cf. triumph (def. 4).
- Latin ovātiōn- (stem of ovātiō) a rejoicing, shouting, equivalent. to ovāt(us) (past participle of ovāre to rejoice) + -iōn- -ion
- 1525–35
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