Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ovation
IPA transcription: [oʊv'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ovation, standing_ovation
    Meaning: enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
Usage examples
  • But the girl feels herself to be exalted for those few weeks as a conqueror, and to be carried along in an ovation of which that bucolic victim, tied round with blue ribbons on to his horns, is the chief grace and ornament.