Ovation: alternatives and connections

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Ovation

A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Recognition 76% connected

The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized; acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed; notice.

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Applause 70% connected

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or ot…

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Clapping 70% connected

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