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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?(?)?ve??n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /o??ve??(?)n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: ovat?ion

Etymology 1

The noun is derived from Latin ov?ti?nem + English -ion (suffix indicating an action or process, or the result of an action or process). Ov?ti?nem is the accusative of ov?ti? (“minor triumph; processional entry”), from ov? (“to exult, rejoice; to applaud”) + -ti? (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action); ov? is onomatopoeic. The English word is cognate with Italian ovazione (“(Ancient Rome) minor triumph; applause”), Middle French ovation (modern French ovation (“(Ancient Rome) minor triumph; public acclamation; applause”)), Portuguese ovação (“acclamation, ovation”), Spanish ovación (“ovation”).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

ovation (plural ovations)

1. (Ancient Rome) A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
2. (by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
3. (by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.

Derived terms

• standing ovation

Translations

Verb

ovation (third-person singular simple present ovations, present participle ovationing, simple past and past participle ovationed)

1. (transitive, intransitive, informal, rare) To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).

   Synonym: (informal) ovate

Etymology 2

From Late Latin ovatio (“egg-laying”) + English -ion (suffix indicating an action or process, or the result of an action or process). Ovatio is derived from ov?re (“to lay eggs”), from Latin ?vum (“egg”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?ew- (“dress; to be dressed, clothe oneself”)) + -?re.

Noun

ovation (uncountable)

1. (zoology, obsolete, rare) The act of laying eggs.

References

Further reading

• ovation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• oviparity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin ovatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.va.sj??/

Noun

ovation f (plural ovations)

1. ovation

Further reading

• “ovation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Latin ovans (“triumphant”), present participle of ovare (“to exult”).

Adjective

ovant (comparative more ovant, superlative most ovant)

1. (obsolete) exultant

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Related terms

• ovation

Latin

Verb

ovant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ov?

Swedish

Adjective

ovant

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of ovan.