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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Acclamation \Ac'cla*ma"tion\, noun [L. acclamatio: cf. F. acclamation.]
1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. --Southey.
2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.
3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections; specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{Acclamation medals} are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded. --Elmes.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim}, {acclamation}, {plaudits}, {plaudit}, {eclat}]
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