applause

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

Etymology

From Latin applausus, from applaudō (“to strike against, to applaud”) (whence applaud).

In classic literature

Synonyms

hand clapping, clapping

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