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Applause with a paper trail — praise official enough to quote on a book jacket.

means To praise someone or something publicly and enthusiastically, especially in a way that gets recorded or repeated.

from From Latin acclamare — 'ad-' (toward) plus 'clamare' (to shout or cry out, the root also behind 'claim' and 'exclaim'). It originally meant shouting approval or disapproval at someone, like a crowd roaring at a public figure; over time the shouting quieted into the more formal, written-down praise we use the word for now.

vs fame
fame needs no merit, acclaim demands it
root
from latin clamare, to shout
shelf life
outlasts trends, fades slower than virality
favorite habitat
award shows, blurbs, obituaries
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