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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin adulatio, from adulari 'to flatter'

adulation

 noun
     
ad‧u‧la‧tion [uncountable] formal
praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve
—adulatory adjective
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