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accolade (noun)

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  • accolade — ► NOUN ▪ something given as a special honour or in recognition of merit. ORIGIN originally meaning «a touch on a person s shoulders with a sword when knighting them»: from Provençal acolada embrace around the neck , from Latin collum neck …   English terms dictionary

  • accolade — (n.) 1620s, from Fr. accolade (16c.), from Prov. acolada or It. accollata, ultimately from noun use of a fem. pp. from V.L. *accollare to embrace around the neck, from L. ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + collum neck (see COLLAR (Cf. c …   Etymology dictionary

  • accolade — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high (esp. BrE), prestigious, top (esp. BrE), ultimate (esp. BrE) ▪ Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three star rating. ▪ criti …   Collocations dictionary

  • accolade — noun (C) praise for someone who is greatly admired or a prize given to them for their work: She received a Grammy Award , the highest accolade in the music business …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • accolade — noun Etymology: French, from accoler to embrace, from Vulgar Latin *accollare, from Latin ad + collum neck more at collar Date: 1623 1. a. a ceremonial embrace b. a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • accolade — [17] Accolade goes back to an assumed Vulgar Latin verb *accollāre, meaning ‘put one’s arms round someone’s neck’ (collum is Latin for ‘neck’, and is the source of English collar). It put in its first recorded appearance in the Provençal noun… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • accolade — UK [ˈækəleɪd] / US [ˈækəˌleɪd] noun [countable] Word forms accolade : singular accolade plural accolades a) an honour given to someone for their work the TV industry s ultimate accolade b) an expression of praise and admiration She was full of… …   English dictionary

  • accolade — [17] Accolade goes back to an assumed Vulgar Latin verb *accollāre, meaning ‘put one’s arms round someone’s neck’ (collum is Latin for ‘neck’, and is the source of English collar). It put in its first recorded appearance in the Provençal noun… …   Word origins

  • accolade — ac|co|lade [ ækə,leıd ] noun count an honor given to someone for their work: the TV industry s ultimate accolade a. an expression of praise and admiration …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • accolade — [ akəleɪd, ˌakə leɪd] noun 1》 something granted as a special honour or in recognition of merit. 2》 a ceremonial touch on a person s shoulders with a sword at the bestowing of a knighthood. Word History When it entered English in the 17th century… …   English new terms dictionary

  • accolade — 1. noun /ˈækəleɪd/ a) An expression of approval; praise. b) A special acknowledgment; an award. Syn: panegyric 2 …   Wiktionary

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