PANEGYRIC


Meaning of PANEGYRIC in English

/ ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk; NAmE / noun

( formal ) a speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French panégyrique , via Latin from Greek panēgurikos of public assembly, from pan all + aguris agora, assembly.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.