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panegyric definition

pan·egyr·ic (pan′ə jir′ik, -jī′rik)

noun

  1. a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or event
  2. high or hyperbolic praise; laudation

Etymology: Fr panégyrique < L panegyricus < Gr panēgyris, public meeting < pan, all (see pan-) + ageirein, to bring together

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