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   O·va·tion

   /ōˈvāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause: "the performance received a thundering ovation"
   • 2. a processional entrance into Rome by a victorious commander, of lesser honor than a triumph.

   Word Origin early 16th century (in ovation (sense 2)): from Latin ovatio(n-), from ovare ‘exult’. The word had the sense ‘exultation’ from the mid 17th to early 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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