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panegyric
/ ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk /
noun
- a formal public commendation; eulogy
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Derived Forms
- ˌpaneˈgyrical, adjective
- ˌpaneˈgyrist, noun
- ˌpaneˈgyrically, adverb
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Other Words From
- pane·gyri·cal adjective
- pane·gyri·cal·ly adverb
- self-pane·gyric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of panegyric1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of panegyric1
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Example Sentences
But in his own time the obloquy will probably make as much noise and find as much credit as the panegyric.
They were located in the midst of a fertile country, now dreary and desolate, which was the object of great panegyric.
No, not if all the poets joined in one grand panegyric, you would never know what it all meant.
Sheridan fanned the flame; he taunted Burke with inconsistency, and pronounced a panegyric on the revolutionary leaders.
They treat of love, without making us feel any tenderness; and abound in panegyric, without exciting admiration.
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