[en-koh-mee-ast, -uh
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| a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist. |
| en·co·mi·ast (ěn-kō'mē-āst', -əst) n. A person who delivers or writes an encomium; a eulogist. [Greek enkōmiastēs, from enkōmiazein, to praise, from enkōmion, encomium; see encomium.] en·co'mi·as'tic (-ās'tĭk), en·co'mi·as'ti·cal (-tĭ-kəl) adj. |
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