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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
adulation
 
SYLLABICATION:ad·u·la·tion
PRONUNCIATION:  j-lshn
NOUN: Excessive flattery or admiration.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English adulacioun, from Old French, from Latin adlti, adltin-, from adltus, past participle of adlr, to flatter.
 
 
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