plaudit definition - Dictionary

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plau·dit [ pláwdit ] (plural plau·dits)

noun

Definition:

expression of praise: an expression of praise or approval

won plaudits for her skillful handling of the crisis

[Early 17th century. < Latin plaudite "applaud!" < plaudere "to clap"; from the customary appeal made by Roman actors at the end of a play]

Word History


	The Latin word plaudere "to clap, applaud," from which plaudit is derived, is also the source of English applaud and explode.