It's the Word of the Day podcast for February 5th.
Today's word is Agulation, spelled A-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Agulation is a noun.
It refers to extreme or excessive admiration, flattery, or praise.
Here's the word used in a sentence from The New York Times.
Curators focus on the sunnier side of Elvis' tragic story,
yet Graceland still provides an intimate glimpse into superstardom and all that comes with it,
the adulation, the opulence, the hangers-on,
and the darkness that counterbalances such a burst of light.
If witnessing a display of adulation reminds you of a dog panting after its beloved person,
you've picked up adulation's etymological scent.
The word ultimately comes from the Latin verb adulari, meaning to fawn on,
a sense used specifically of the affectionate behavior of dogs, or to praise insincerely.
Agulation has been in use in English since the 15th century.
The verb adulate, noun-agulator, and adjective-agulatory followed dutifully.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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