enthusiastic CLAPPING by an audience as a sign of their approval:
to give sb a huge / rapturous / rousing ovation * The soloist got a ten-minute standing ovation (= in which people stand up from their seats).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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