accolade

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/ˈæk.ə.ˌleɪd/ English

Definitions

noun

An expression of approval; praise.
A special acknowledgment; an award.
An embrace of greeting or salutation.
A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.

verb

To embrace or kiss in salutation.
To confer a knighthood on.
To confer praise or awards on.“an accoladed novel”

noun

Either of the two characters { and }, i.e., left curly bracket left curly bracket and right curly bracket right curly bracket, with the shape of a curved, pointed line, having various uses in math, music, and computer programming.

Related words

Synonyms

panegyric accolade brace curly brace honor award honour laurels kudo compliment commendation praise eulogy cheer recognition era prize acclamation

Associated

bestowed recognize knighthood sega outstanding achievements excellence achievement amiga atari honoring genesis

Rhymes

dismayed renegade cascade staid charade jade escapade retrograde palisade evade

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