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    [Noun]  | "ac*co*lade" | \ ˈa-kə-ˌlād \


    1: a mark of acknowledgment : award

    2: an expression of praise

    3: a ceremonial embrace

    Origin: 1591 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French acolade, accolade "embrace," from acoler "to embrace" (going back to Old French, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs—going back to Latin ad- {see: |ad-|ad-}— + col "neck," going back to Latin collum) + -ade {see: |-ade|-ade} {mat|collar:1|};

    [Noun]  | "accolades" 


    1: a formal expression of praise;


      * e.g., " ... for their exceptional bravery the firefighters received accolades from both local and national officials "



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    2: public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement;


      * e.g., " ... winning the Nobel Prize for Physics is generally regarded as the highest accolade for a physicist "



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    3: something given in recognition of achievement;


      * e.g., " ... a screen performance that won virtually every accolade that the film world has to offer "



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    [Noun]  | "accolade" 


    1: a formal expression of praise;


      * e.g., " ... for their exceptional bravery the firefighters received accolades from both local and national officials "



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    2: public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement;


      * e.g., " ... winning the Nobel Prize for Physics is generally regarded as the highest accolade for a physicist "



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    3: something given in recognition of achievement;


      * e.g., " ... a screen performance that won virtually every accolade that the film world has to offer "



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     [ "accolades" ]

    1: a useless pat on the back from your asshole employer

      * e.g.,  ... I got accolades in the company newsletter for a job well done instead of a raise. 

     [ "accolade" ]

    1: A great merit or award. A great praise.

      * e.g.,  ... Your work should receive such an accolade. 

     [ "Accolade" ]

    1: That in which one must shout in addition to a gesture of hands raised, upon the knowledge of an audible exchange of an approbation.

      * e.g.,  ... Stranger: "You look cute today" You: "ACCOLADE!" 

     [ "Accolade" ]

    1: Dostoevsky

      * e.g.,  ... That accolade is badass 

     [ "Accolading" ]

    1: Acting foolish to gain recognition.

      * e.g.,  ... My father was always accolading. 

     [ "Accolade Inflation" ]

    1: A type of inflation in a social group whereby more and more shallow, empty, and easy awards keep getting made and given out to members, and thus members of the group need to show a huge number of these awards to be considered average.

      * e.g.,  ... There is so much accolade inflation these days it's hard to tell apart those who are average from those who have accomplished something noteworthy. The CVs of HS students applying to college these days has a 7 page section on 'awards and recognitions' due to the constant accolade inflation. My 5 year old came home from school with 5 daily stars for her behavior over the past 3 days, in a case of flagrant kindergarten accolade inflation. 

     [ "Accolades" ]

    1: A middle aged man with many awards

      * e.g.,  ... "Kevin you deserve all the accolades" 

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