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Encomium
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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry:  encomium
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a formal expression of praise, esp. an elaborate eulogy; laudation
Etymology:  Greek enkomion 'eulogy'

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
en·co·mi·um       [en-koh-mee-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -mi·ums, -mi·a       [-mee-uh] Pronunciation Key.
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.

[Origin: 1580–90; < L < Gk enkmion, equiv. to en- en-2 + kôm(os) a revel + -ion n. suffix]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
en·co·mi·um       (ěn-kō'mē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. en·co·mi·ums or en·co·mi·a (-mē-ə)
  1. Warm, glowing praise.
  2. A formal expression of praise; a tribute.


[Latin encōmium, from Greek enkōmion (epos), (speech) praising a victor, neuter of enkōmios, of the victory procession : en-, in; see en-2 + kōmos, celebration.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
encomium 
1589, from L.L. encomium, from Gk. enkomion (epos) "laudatory (ode), eulogy," from en- "in" + komos "banquet, procession, merrymaking."

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encomium

noun
a formal expression of praise 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Encomium

En*co"mi*ast\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to praise, fr. ? encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See Encomium.] One who praises; a panegyrist. --Locke.

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