accolade

US /ˈækəleɪd/ UK /ˈækəleɪd/ See IPA manual

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noun
an award or expression of praise

The novel earned every accolade the critics could bestow.

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From French accolade ('embrace'), from Provençal acolada, from Vulgar Latin accollāre ('to embrace about the neck'), from Latin ad- ('to') + collum ('neck'). Originally the ceremonial embrace or tap on the shoulder used to confer knighthood.

accollāre Vulgar Latin collum Latin

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# accolade

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

## Meanings
1. an award or expression of praise

## Examples
- The novel earned every accolade the critics could bestow.

## Synonyms
- honor
- award
- tribute
- commendation
- praise
- recognition
- laurels

## Antonyms
- criticism
- censure
- rebuke

## Related Forms
- collar

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: accollāre
- Root: collum

## Etymology
From French accolade ('embrace'), from Provençal acolada, from Vulgar Latin accollāre ('to embrace about the neck'), from Latin ad- ('to') + collum ('neck'). Originally the ceremonial embrace or tap on the shoulder used to confer knighthood.

## AI Etymology
Accolade is from French accolade ('embrace'), from Provençal acolada, from Vulgar Latin accollāre ('to embrace about the neck'), from Latin ad- ('to') + collum ('neck'). Originally the ceremonial embrace or tap on the shoulder used to confer knighthood. Important recorded forms include accollāre (Vulgar Latin) and collum (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an award or expression of praise. The wider family includes related words such as collar.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment

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