acclamation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌækləˈmeɪʃən/ UK /ˌækləˈmeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
loud and enthusiastic approval or applause

She was elected chairwoman by acclamation, without a single objection.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · loud and enthusiastic... applause ovation praise plaudits cheering approval acclaim

Opposites

booingjeeringcondemnation censure

Word family

Related forms acclaim exclamation proclamation clamor

Etymology

From Latin acclāmātiō, from acclāmāre ('to cry out at, applaud'), from ad- ('to') + clāmāre ('to shout, cry out').

acclāmātiō Latin clāmāre Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# acclamation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌækləˈmeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌækləˈmeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. loud and enthusiastic approval or applause

## Examples
- She was elected chairwoman by acclamation, without a single objection.

## Synonyms
- applause
- ovation
- praise
- plaudits
- cheering
- approval
- acclaim

## Antonyms
- booing
- jeering
- condemnation
- censure

## Related Forms
- acclaim
- exclamation
- proclamation
- clamor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: acclāmātiō
- Root: clāmāre

## Etymology
From Latin acclāmātiō, from acclāmāre ('to cry out at, applaud'), from ad- ('to') + clāmāre ('to shout, cry out').

## AI Etymology
acclamation comes from Latin acclāmātiō, from acclāmāre ('to cry out at, applaud'), from ad- ('to') + clāmāre ('to shout, cry out'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the noun sense is "loud and enthusiastic approval or applause", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as acclaim, exclamation, proclamation, clamor, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin acclāmātiō, Latin clāmāre, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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