exaltation
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9.9
A group of larks flying together overhead
- noun
- /ˌɛɡzɔlˈteɪʃən/
- Archaic
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bandada
- An exaltation of larks flew gracefully across the sky, filling the air with their beautiful songs.
He saw a charm of finches, an unkindness of Ravens, a parliament of owls, an exaltation of larks, a leap of leopards.
- He saw a charm of finches, an unkindness of Ravens, a parliament of owls, an exaltation of larks, a leap of leopards.
Examples
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The sound of an exaltation of larks brought a sense of joy to everyone enjoying the picnic.
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Robert Reed's novels include Black Milk, Down the Bright Way, An Exaltation of Larks, and Marrow.
Fiction book (2001) -
He saw a charm of finches, an unkindness of Ravens, a parliament of owls, an exaltation of larks, a leap of leopards.
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While hiking, we witnessed an exaltation of larks soaring together above the valley.
Synonyms
flight
vsexaltation
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1.2
A group of birds flying together
refers only to groups of larks especially when flying overhead
Surface Forms
exaltation singular
exaltations plural
Morphology
Etymology
Exaltation for a group of larks comes from the Latin parts ex- 'up' and altus 'high', the same root as altitude. Think of the birds rising together into the high sky, so the group is like something 'lifted up'.