kudos
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κῦδος (kudos, “praise, renown”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
kudos (uncountable)
- Praise; accolades.
- The talented, young playwright received much kudos for his new drama.
- (proscribed) Plural form of kudo
- Credit for one's achievements
Usage notes [edit]
- The noun kudos was originally a mass noun, but is now sometimes taken as a plural noun, either as a plural tantum, or as the plural of a new noun kudo. However, this plural treatment is frequently proscribed.
Translations [edit]
praise, accolades
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Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
< kutoa (“to weave”)
Noun [edit]
kudos
- (textiles) fabric (texture of a cloth)
- (biology) tissue (group of similar cells that function together to do a specific job)
Declension [edit]
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Declension of kudos (type vastaus)
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