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   applause

   /əˈplɔːz/

   noun

   • 1. approval or praise expressed by clapping: "they gave him a round of applause" Similar clappinghandclappingcheeringwhistling(standing) ovationacclamationcheerswhistlesbravoscurtain callsencoresOpposite booinghissing

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin applausus, from the verb applaudere (see applaud).

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

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   • L

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   • A

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   • U

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