n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' kl ā m
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin acclamare, literally, to shout at, from ad- + clamare to shout ― more at CLAIM
Date: 1606
transitive verb
1 : APPLAUD , PRAISE
2 : to declare by acclamation
intransitive verb : to shout praise or applause
– ac · claim · er noun