Definition of "ovation" in Englisch

noun

1. (Ancient Rome) A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.

2. (by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.

3. (by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.

verb

1. (ambitransitive, informal, rare) To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).

noun

1. (zoology, obsolete, rare) The act of laying eggs.