ovation
IPA: oʊvˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (Ancient Rome) A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
- (by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
- (by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
- (zoology, obsolete, rare) The act of laying eggs.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, informal, rare) To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).
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Examples of "ovation" in Sentences
- The ovations were prolonged.
- The crowd gave the group a standing ovation.
- The performance received a rousing standing ovation.
- It became the first standing ovation from the judges.
- He received a standing ovation at the end of the game.
- The stands exploded and the ovation united the two men.
- The performance was received with standing ovations and rapturous applause.
- The audience is enthralled by the performance and give it a standing ovation.
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