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encomiastic

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en⋅co⋅mi⋅ast

  [en-koh-mee-ast, -uhst]
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–noun
a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.
Origin:
1600–10; < Gk enkōmiast(s), equiv. to enkōmi(on) encomium + -astēs agent n. suffix

Related forms:
en⋅co⋅mi⋅as⋅tic, adjective
en⋅co⋅mi⋅as⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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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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