o 1 v 4 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
originFrom Late Latin ovatio (“egg-laying”) + English -ion (suffix indicating an action or process, or the result of an action or process). Ovatio is derived from ovāre (“to lay eggs”), from Latin ōvum (“egg”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“dress; to be dressed, clothe oneself”)) + -āre.
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