Usually means: Audience clapping to show approval.
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  1. round of applause: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. round of applause: Merriam-Webster
  3. round of applause: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. round of applause: Wiktionary

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  1. round of applause: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (round of applause)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) An outburst of clapping among a group or audience.

Similar:
clapter, applauding, clapping, round, handclap, handclapping, applauze, hand, conclamation, slow clap, more...

Opposite:
booing, jeering, hissing

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Similar:
clapter, applauding, clapping, round, handclap, handclapping, applauze, hand, conclamation, slow clap, more...

Opposite:
booing, jeering, hissing



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