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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ova·tion /oˈveʃən/
 熱烈歡迎,大喝采,大受歡迎

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·va·tion n.
 1. Rom. Antiq. A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.
 2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.
 To rain an April of ovation round
 Their statues.   --Tennyson.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ovation
      n : enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud
          applause) [syn: standing ovation]