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laud.

Glorification or praise.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/loːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/lɔd//lɑd/cot-caught-merger

  1. Glorification or praise.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Hymn of praise.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A prayer service following matins.

    countable · in-plural · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

verb/lɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/loːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/lɔd//lɑd/cot-caught-merger

  1. To praise; to glorify.

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed.

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