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acclaim definition

ac·claim (ə klām′)

transitive verb

  1. to greet with loud applause or approval
  2. to announce with much applause or praise; hail they acclaimed him president

Etymology: L acclamare < ad-, to + clamare, to cry out: see clamor

intransitive verb

to shout approval

noun

loud applause or strong approval

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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