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ovation^¹

[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩] UK
/oʊˈveɪ.ʃən/ US
[oʊˈveɪ.ʃn̩] US
/əʉˈvæɪ.ʃn̩/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun ovations

Ancient Rome A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph. Triumph, a Solemn Honour done to Generals after great Victories, receiving them into Town with Publick Acclamations; there were two ſorts among the Romans; the Great, that was ſimply called Tr[i]umph; and the Little called, Ovation; […] [I]t was by Special Priviledge that L. Cornelius Lentulus, Proc
broadly A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement. Proceede then in your bleſt Inauguration, / And celebrate this Annuall Ovation; / Whilſt you nor this way, nor to that way leane, / But ſhunne th' extreames, to keepe the golden meane.
broadly Prolonged enthusiastic applause. First things first – everyone at Southampton enjoyed a thrilling Euro 2020 qualifier that led to a rousing ovation for both sides at the conclusion of England's chaotic 5-3 victory.
Opposite: booing, jeering, hissing

verb ovations · ovationing · ovationed

ambitransitive, informal, rare To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).
Similar: ovate

ovation^²

[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩] UK
/oʊˈveɪ.ʃən/ US
[oʊˈveɪ.ʃn̩] US
/əʉˈvæɪ.ʃn̩/ Australia

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

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 ovāre (“to lay eggs”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“dress; to be dressed, clothe oneself”)) + -āre.

noun

obsolete, rare, uncountable The act of laying eggs. [The ichneumon wasp] drops an egg. She next seeks out a small green caterpillar inhabiting the leaves of the cabbage-plant, which she punctures with her sting, yet so slightly and delicately as not to kill it; she then rolls it up into a circle, and places it in the sandy nest, immediately over the

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: standing ovation, acclamation, cheer, applause, oration, ceremony, solemnity, vict'ry, jubilization, victory, supplication, jubilee, appointment, rise, celebrity, opening ceremony

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noun prolonged enthusiastic applause

Español	ovación
한국어	갈채 galchae
日本語	喝采 kassai
中文	熱烈掌聲 /热烈掌声 rèliè zhǎngshēng
Português	ovação
Français	ovation
Deutsch	Ovation, Beifallssturm, tosender Beifall
Italiano	ovazione, applauso
Русский	ова́ция ovácija, бу́рные аплодисме́нты búrnyje aplodisménty
Tiếng Việt	pháo tay

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@misc{ovation_2026,
  title = {ovation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ovation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}