kudos
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kudos /ˈkjuːdɒs/
▶noun praise and honour.
– origin C18: Gk.
usage: Despite appearances, kudos is not a plural form. This means that the use of kudos as a plural, as in the following sentence, is incorrect: he received many kudos for his work (correct use is he received much kudos for his work).
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