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acclaim
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?.?kle?m/
- Rhymes: -e?m
Etymology 1
- First attested in the early 14th century.
- (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s.
- Borrowed from Latin accl?m? (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + cl?m? (“cry out, shout”).
Verb
acclaim (third-person singular simple present acclaims, present participle acclaiming, simple past and past participle acclaimed)
- (archaic, transitive) To shout; to call out.
- (transitive) To express great approval (for).
- 1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis
- The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece.
- 1911, Saki, The Chronicles of Clovis
- (transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence
- a glad acclaiming train
- 1748, James Thomson, The Castle of Indolence
- (transitive, obsolete) To claim.
- (transitive) To declare by acclamations.
- (Canada, politics) To elect to an office by having no opposition.
Derived terms
- acclaimable
- acclaimer
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
- First attested in 1667.
Noun
acclaim (countable and uncountable, plural acclaims)
- (poetic) An acclamation; a shout of applause.
- (obsolete) A claim.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:applause
Translations
Anagrams
- malacic
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hurrah
English
Alternative forms
- hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h?????/
- Rhymes: -??
Interjection
hurrah
- Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
Synonyms
- (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
- (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay
Translations
Noun
hurrah (plural hurrahs)
- A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.
Derived terms
- the last hurrah
Translations
Verb
hurrah (third-person singular simple present hurrahs, present participle hurrahing, simple past and past participle hurrahed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
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