I. ōˈvāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin ovation-, ovatio, from ovatus (past participle of ovare to exult, rejoice) + -ion-, -io -ion; akin to Greek euazein to shout for joy, euoi, interjection used in Dionysiac celebrations
1. : a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
2. archaic : exultation
3. : enthusiastic popular homage or a public expression of it : an enthusiastic popular reception or tribute
received an ovation as he entered the hall
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to give an ovation
will all be there … to ovation you — Barnaby Conrad