encomiums

Variant of encomium

encomium definition

en·co·mium (en kō′mē əm)

noun pl. encomiums -·mi·ums or encomia -·mia (-ə)

a formal expression of high praise; eulogy

Etymology: L < Gr enkōmion, hymn to a victor, neut. of enkōmios < en-, in + kōmos, a revel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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