ovation

See also Ovation

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Etymology

From Latin ovationem (accusative of ovatio).

Noun

ovation (plural ovations)

1. prolonged enthusiastic applause
2. (Ancient Rome) a victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph

Derived terms

• standing ovation

Translations

prolonged enthusiastic applause

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱烈掌聲 (cmn), 热烈掌声 (cmn) (rèliè zhǎngshēng)

• Dutch: ovatie (nl) f
• Finnish: suosionosoitukset (fi)
• French: ovation (fr) f
• German: Beifallssturm (de) m, tosender Beifall (de) m, Ovation (de) f

• Hungarian: ováció (hu)
• Icelandic: lófatak (is) n, fagnaðarlæti (is) n pl, hylling (is) f
• Russian: овация (ru) (ovácija) f, бурные аплодисменты (ru) (búrnyje aplodisménty) m pl
• Spanish: ovación (es) f

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French

Etymology

From Latin ovatio.

Noun

ovation f (plural ovations)

1. ovation