Pronounced: SMACH-uht, noun
Notes: I’ve not run across this word, but it is a useful word
Yesterday’s word
The word plaudit is
- an act or round of applause
- enthusiastic approval (usually used in plural)
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
As I noted yesterday, I have run across our word, usually in the plural, but I wasn’t exactly sure of the meaning. Our word came from the Latin word plaudere (to applaud).
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