laud

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laud[1,noun] laud[2,transitive verb]

Main Entry: ¹laud
Pronunciation: 'lod
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English laudes (plural), from Medieval Latin, from Latin, plural of laud-, laus praise
1 plural but singular or plural in construction, often capitalized : an office of solemn praise to God forming with matins the first of the canonical hours
2 : PRAISE, ACCLAIM