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How to pronounce “ovation”
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Pronunciation guide for ovation
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of ovation with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Jesse Eisenberg, Bella Ramsey & Jonathan Jakubowicz
And they told us there was a standing ovation.
- Definition summary
- (Ancient Rome) A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce ovation
Jesse Eisenberg, Bella Ramsey & Jonathan Jakubowicz

And they told us there was a standing ovation.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “ovation”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (Ancient Rome) A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
- (by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
- (by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive, informal, rare) To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).
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