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Synonyms for acclamatory


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ak-luh-mey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæk ləˈmeɪ ʃən



Définition of acclamatory

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin acclamationem (nominative acclamatio) "a calling, exclamation, shout of approval," noun of action from past participle stem of acclamare "shout approval or disapproval of, cry out at," from ad- "toward" (see ad-) + clamare "cry out" (see claim (v.)). As a method of voting en masse, by 1801, probably from the French Revolution.
  • adj complimentary

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