bravo

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  1. interjection Used to express approval, especially of a performance.
  2. noun A shout or cry of "bravo.”
  3. transitive verb To express approval of by shouting "bravo.”
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  1. Italian; see brave.
  2. Italian, from bravo, wild, excellent; see brave.

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  1. Italian adjective (plural bravi, feminine brava, plural brave), from French brave, from English brave, q. v.
  2. Italian (Middle Latin bravus), from bravo, adjective: see brave
 

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