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1. An expression of approval; praise; any award, honor, or laudatory notice: "The novel received accolades from various reviewers."
2. A special acknowledgment; an award.
3. A ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation.
4. Ceremonial bestowal of knighthood; a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword or formerly by an embrace, done in the ceremony of conferring knighthood.
5. Etymology: from French, acolada from Vulgar Latin accollare, from Latin ad-, "to" plus collum, "neck".

The original sense is of an embrace about the neck or the tapping of a sword on the shoulders to confer knighthood. Extended meaning "praise, award" is from 1852.

1. An entertainment spectacle of swimmers and divers, often performing in unison to the accompaniment of music.
2. An elaborate aquatic performance or exhibition consisting of swimming, diving, etc., usually accompanied by music.
3. Etymology: from Latin aqua- + -cade, from Latin cavalcade.

Literally, "a procession on horseback", in the twentieth century, -cade came to be regarded as a suffix and taken to form such words as, motorcade, aquacade, etc.

1. An arched, roofed building or part of a building.
2. A series of arches supported by columns, piers, or pillars.
3. A roofed passage way or lane, especially one with shops on either side.
4. A commercial establishment featuring rows of coin-operated games.

1. A procession, especially one of people on horses, in carriages, or in cars.
2. A series or procession of things or people; especially, a spectacular or dramatic one.
3. A ceremonial procession or display.
4. A succession or series; such as, the actress starred in a cavalcade of Broadway hits.

1. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
2. A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.
3. A strong movement for a cause or against an abuse.
4. An concerted action to promote or eliminate something.

The Crusades refers to the nine historical European-Christian military expeditions to the Muslim-controlled Holy Land. The term "crusaders" refers or those taking part in those campaigns.

In English, the term "crusade" has come to refer to any type of campaign that is conducted with an emphasis on zeal and persistence. Even in these days, it may refer to a contemporary attack against Islam, whether perceived or real, asserted to be of similar nature or basis as the historic Crusades.

1. A period of ten years; especially, one beginning with a year that ends in a "0", for example 2000 through 2999.

One hundred years is equal to ten decades and one decade is equal to ten years.

2. A group, set, or series of ten.

1. To convince or to cajole someone to do something by reasoning or charming: "We tried to persuade him to come on the trip with us."
2. To cause a person, or people, to believe something or to convince them through reasoning, arguing, or appealing to the emotions for the need an action: "The local agency tried to persuade people that enforced environmental protection should be attempted."

"The professor persuaded his student to publish her research paper because he was convinced that it was of great value for others."