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Ku Klux Klan
Kuala Lumpur
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kudos
ku·dos [ k dz, k dss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
praise or honor: praise, credit, or glory for an achievement ( takes a singular verb )

[Late 18th century. < Greek, "praise, renown"]

Word Usage

Careful writers and speakers avoid the form kudo, created in the erroneous belief that kudos is a plural.
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