One entry found for plaudit.

Main Entry: plau·dit
Pronunciation: pld-t
Function: noun
Etymology: from Latin plaudite, a form of plaudere "to clap" --related to APPLAUD, EXPLODE, PLAUSIBLE --see Word History at EXPLODE, PLAUSIBLE
1 : APPLAUSE
2 : enthusiastic approval -- usually used in plural <received the plaudits of the critics>

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