ENCOMIUM


Meaning of ENCOMIUM in English

ə̇nˈkōmēəm, en- noun

( plural encomiums -ēəmz ; or enco·mia -ēə)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek enkōmion laudatory ode, from en in + -kōmion (from kōmos revel, celebration) — more at in , comedy

: an often formal expression of warm or high praise : eulogy , panegyric

an unstinted encomium of a national hero

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