n.
Pronunciation: ā - ' klä, ' ā - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French, splinter, burst, éclat
Date: 1672
1 : ostentatious display : PUBLICITY
2 : dazzling effect : BRILLIANCE
3 a : brilliant or conspicuous success b : PRAISE , APPLAUSE
n.
Pronunciation: ā - ' klä, ' ā - ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: French, splinter, burst, éclat
Date: 1672
1 : ostentatious display : PUBLICITY
2 : dazzling effect : BRILLIANCE
3 a : brilliant or conspicuous success b : PRAISE , APPLAUSE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012