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accolade

ac·co·lade [ ˈa-kə-ˌlād]

accolade

noun

[ˈa-kə-ˌlād]

Definition of accolade

1a : a mark of acknowledgment : award
//received the highest accolade of his profession

b : an expression of praise
//a movie that has drawn accolades from both fans and critics

2a : a ceremonial embrace

b : a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood

3 music : a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Yet, for someone who has done this work for several years, lived in Englewood and won many accolades and awards for her work, Hazelgrove’s posts managed to sound remarkably clueless to observers who follow social issues closely.
— Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, "NFL’s donation to Englewood charity sparks an online storm — and reveals a case of ‘do-gooder syndrome’," 7 Sep. 2019
//Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has dismissed his own chances of winning the Ballon d'Or this year, highlighting the struggles goalkeepers face to win football's biggest individual accolades.
— SI.com, "Alisson Discusses Ballon d'Or Chances, Reveals Best Ever Save & Goalkeeping Idol," 5 Sep. 2019
//Though the speaker won accolades as the MVP of this year's legislative session.
— Dallas News, "Guns dominate political conversation, Rangers investigate secret meeting, another Dem in Senate race," 13 Aug. 2019
//Moon won global accolades last year for brokering the first summit meeting between the United States and the North, tirelessly preaching that Kim and Trump could end the decades-old crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.
— Choe Sang-hun, BostonGlobe.com, "New North Korean missile sends angry message to South Korea’s president," 26 July 2019
//Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro's concentration on immigration policy should win him accolades for his 2020 primary debate performance, according to Juan Williams.
— Fox News, "Juan Williams: Julian Castro 'the breakout star' of first 2020 Dem debate night," 27 June 2019
//Some writers impress critics and win accolades; others tally robust sales.
— Mitchell S. Jackson, Time, "'I Carry It Within Me.' Novelist Colson Whitehead Reminds Us How America's Racist History Lives On," 27 June 2019
//Norwegian Air’s Norwegian Reward and Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer also won regional accolades from the 4.4 million voters who weighed in.
— Paul Brady, Condé Nast Traveler, "Freddie Awards: The Best Travel Loyalty Programs in the World," 11 July 2018
//Pioneer has won local and national accolades for its northeastern Italian and Alpine food since the restaurant opened in September 2015.
— Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "Fountain Square restaurant Pioneer stops serving food," 6 June 2018

First Known Use of accolade

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

History and Etymology for accolade

borrowed from Middle French acolade, accolade "embrace," from acoler "to embrace" (going back to Old French, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs—going back to Latin ad- ad-— + col "neck," going back to Latin collum) + -ade -ade — more at collar entry 1