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accolade

ac·co·lade

UK/ˈæk.əˌleɪd/ US/ˌæk.əˈlɑd/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

  • “an award for bravery”
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First use appears c. 1591 in the publications of Thomas Lodge, borrowed from French accolade, from Occitan acolada (“an embrace”), from acolar (“to embrace”), from Italian accollato, via Vulgar Latin *accollō (“to hug around the neck”), from Latin ad- + collum (“neck”) (English collar) + -āta.

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