acclaim

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I was doing some internet research the other day and ended up being directed to an older ex-Hollywood writer of some acclaim, a chap named John Boni.

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  1. transitive verb To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise.
  2. transitive verb To acknowledge or declare with enthusiastic approval: She was acclaimed person of the year.
  3. intransitive verb To shout approval.
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  • I was doing some internet research the other day and ended up being directed to an older ex-Hollywood writer of some acclaim, a chap named John Boni. —  Blogger News Network
  • The duet form of "I Told You So" was received with great critical acclaim, and it inspired Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis to head into the studio together and record an official version. —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
  • Buckle in the Bible Belt (Bloodshot), garnered the quartet acclaim, and last year it toured with the like-minded Old 97's and Meat Puppets.
  • Watching that humble woman have her moment of acclaim was the entire story and you just don't get it. —  Mirror.co.uk - News
  • That an author who published only two short novels and twenty stories (not counting student work) in her lifetime should now be the subject of such posthumous acclaim is the stuff reevaluations are made of.
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  1. From Latin acclāmāre : ad-, ad- + clāmāre, to shout; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. In imitation of claim, from Latin acclamare, cry out at, shout at, either in a hostile or a friendly manner, from ad, to, + clamare, shout: see claim, v.
  2. from acclaim, v.
 

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