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Appropriate by a rostrum to acknowledge applause (4,1,3)

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take a bow

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(Other definitions for take a bow that I've seen before include "Acknowledge your audience" , "Acknowledge applause with physical posture" , "Violinist's lesson one" , "Before playing, cellist must" , "to acknowledge admirers" .)

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