ACCOLADE


Meaning of ACCOLADE in English

/ ˈækəleɪd; NAmE ; ˌækəˈleɪd/ noun

( formal ) praise or an award for an achievement that people admire

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French , from Provençal acolada , literally embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood), from Latin ad- at, to + collum neck.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.