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== History == In [[Ancient Rome]], returning military commanders (such as [[Marcus Licinius Crassus]] after his defeat of [[Spartacus]]) whose victories did not meet the requirements of a [[Roman triumph]] but which were still praiseworthy were celebrated with an [[ovation]] instead. The word's use in English to refer to sustained applause dates from at least 1831.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ovation ovation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307214330/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ovation|date=2016-03-07}}. Dictionary.com. ''Online Etymology Dictionary''. Douglas Harper, Historian. Accessed April 17, 2008.</ref>
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