acclamatory

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US/əˈklæm.ə.tɔɹ.i/

adjective

Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.

    She looked as surprised by her honor as the rest of the crowd, which hesitated on the verge of the expected acclamatory cheering as if they weren’t certain of what had happened either.

    2019, Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire, Tor, page 177

Origin

From acclaim + -atory.

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Translations

Portuguese aclamatório
  • aclamatóriopertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation
Cite this entry
APA

acclamatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclamatory

MLA

“acclamatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclamatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acclamatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acclamatory.

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