ACCOLADE


Meaning of ACCOLADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-kə-ˌlād, -ˌläd ]

noun

Etymology: French, from accoler to embrace, from Vulgar Latin * accollare, from Latin ad- + collum neck — more at collar

Date: 1623

1.

a. : a ceremonial embrace

b. : a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood

2.

a. : a mark of acknowledgment : award

b. : an expression of praise

3. : a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.