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< plausible
Plautus, Titus Maccius >
plau·sive
(plô
z
v, -s
v)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
Showing or expressing praise or approbation; applauding.
Obsolete
Plausible.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin
plaudere
, plaus-
,
to applaud
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