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applauze

applauze is the obsolete spelling of applause.

Meaning of applause

Noun

applause (usually uncountable, plural applauses)

  1. (usually) The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
    • A few days before, the adulations and applauses of a nation were sounding in her [Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's] ears, and now she was come to this!1880, Mark Twain [pseudonym] (Samuel L[anghorne] Clemens), “”, in A Tramp Abroad; […], Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company; London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 535

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Forms of applauze

pluralapplauzes

Questions about applauze

What is applauze the obsolete spelling of?
Applauze is the obsolete spelling of applause.

Words near applauze in the dictionary

  1. applauseworthy
  2. applausive
  3. applausively
  4. applausometer
  5. applausometers
  6. applauze
  7. applauzes
  8. apple
  9. apple and pears
  10. apple aphid
  11. apple aphides

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