Etymology

acclaim

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Today it means: To shout; to call out. Full definition →

Latin acclāmō
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acclaim · verb1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromacclāmō“raise a cry at; applaud”
  2. English todayacclaim

* First attested in the early 14th century. * (to applaud): First attested in the 1630s. * Borrowed from Latin acclāmō (“raise a cry at; applaud”), formed from ad- + clāmō (“cry out, shout”).

acclaim · noun2

* First attested in 1667.

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