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acclaim.

To shout; to call out.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈkleɪm/US
  1. To shout; to call out.

    archaic · transitive
  2. To express great approval (for).

    transitive
    a highly-acclaimed novel
    a widely-acclaimed article
  3. To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

    rare · transitive
  4. To claim.

    obsolete · transitive
  5. To declare by acclamations.

    transitive
  6. To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation.

    Canada
Where this word comes from

* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

noun/əˈkleɪm/US
  1. An acclamation; a shout of applause.

    countable · poetic · uncountable
  2. A claim.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

* First attested in 1667.

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