encomia
mi noun, plural en·co·mi·ums, en·co·mi·a 
[-mee-uh] .
[-mee-uh] . a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin < Greek enkṓmion, equivalent to en- en-2 + kôm(os) a revel + -ion noun suffix
1580–90; < Latin < Greek enkṓmion, equivalent to en- en-2 + kôm(os) a revel + -ion noun suffix
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| —n , pl -miums, -mia | |
| a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric | |
| [C16: from Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from | |
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encomium
1589, from L.L. encomium, from Gk. enkomion (epos) "laudatory (ode), eulogy," from en- "in" + komos "banquet, procession, merrymaking."
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