accolade

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  1. noun An expression of approval; praise.
  2. noun A special acknowledgment; an award.
  3. noun A ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation.
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  • He drew his sword to give me the accolade, and made me a little speech, under the fire of which I did not flinch, though he was deeply moved CHAPTER VI. —  Memoirs
  • Probably her highest accolade has been the Arts & Culture Trust Lifetime Achievement Award, given to her in —  Joburg.org.za
  • The People's Choice accolade is awarded to the best financial service providers across a number of categories as voted for by 15,000 Which? members. —  SourceWire Press Release Wire
  • While earning a Golden Globe nomination would ordinarily put a recipient in an ecstatic mood, for the family of posthumous nominee Heath Ledger, the accolade is understandably bittersweet. —  E! Online (US) - Top Stories
  • This accolade has been awarded to BMW by US research firm iSuppli Corp using its Technology Availability Scorecard. —  Silicon Republic - News
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French, an embrace, accolade, from accoler, to embrace, from Old French acoler, from Vulgar Latin *accolāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin collum, neck; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French accolade, an embrace, a kiss (after Italian accollata, properly feminine past participle of accollare, embrace), from accoler, Old French acoler: see accol.
 

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