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Word of the Day for Saturday, October 11, 2008plaudit \PLAW-dit\, noun: 1. A round or demonstration of applause. A large, robust man, he had earned the plaudits bestowed on him at that testimonial dinner through a lifetime of earnest toil. The aim of the wise man was no longer the plaudits of the masses but autarkeia, or self-sufficiency. Despite the plaudits her work received, her particular emphasis did not gain many adherents for more than a generation. Plaudit is from Latin plaudite, "applaud" (said by players at the end of a performance), from plaudere, "to applaud." | |||||||||
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