elogium

Elogium

E*lo"gi*um\, Elogy \El"o*gy\, n. [L. elogium a short saying, an inscription, fr. Gr. ? speech, fr. ? to speak. Cf. ?loge.] The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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