— ovational , adj.
/oh vay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. by loud and prolonged applause.
2. Rom. Hist. the ceremonial entrance into Rome of a commander whose victories were of a lesser degree of importance than that for which a triumph was accorded. Cf. triumph (def. 4).
[ 1525-35; ovation- (s. of ovatio ) a rejoicing, shouting, equiv. to ovat ( us ) (ptp. of ovare to rejoice) + -ion- -ION ]