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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bravo \Bra"vo\, interj. [It. See {Brave}.] Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause. ||
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bravo \Bra"vo\, noun; pl. {Bravoes}. [I. See {Brave}, adjective] A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way. --Churchill.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bravo
noun
1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: {assassin}, {assassinator}]
2: a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance
verb: applaud with shouts of 'bravo' or 'brava' [also: {bravoes} (pl)]
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