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eu⋅lo⋅gy

[yoo-luh-jee]
–noun, plural -gies.
1. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
2. high praise or commendation.

Origin:
1585–95; < LL eulogia eulogia and ML eulogium eulogium
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eu·lo·gy   (yōō'lə-jē)   
n.   pl. eu·lo·gies
  1. A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died.

  2. High praise or commendation.


[Middle English euloge, from Medieval Latin eulogium, from Greek eulogiā, praise : eu-, eu- + -logos, speech; see -logy.]
eu'lo·gis'tic (-jĭs'tĭk) adj., eu'lo·gis'ti·cal·ly adv.
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