*latin applaudere –> *to ‘strike upon’ / ‘clap’*
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(‘applause’ is primarily the ‘expression of approval’ by the act of ‘clapping’ or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create ‘noise’)
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(audiences usually ‘applaud’ after a ‘performance’, such as a…)
‘musical concert’
‘speech’
‘play’
(…as a sign of enjoyment + approval)
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(in most countries, audience members clap their hands ‘at random’ to produce a ‘constant noise’)
(‘applause’ tends to synchronize naturally…)
(albeit to a ‘weak’ degree)
(in ‘russia’ / ‘norway’ (+ many other ‘northern’ + ‘eastern european’ countries), ‘synchronized clapping’ is more popular than ‘random clapping’)
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