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panegyric definition
pan·egyr·ic (pan′ə jir′ik, -jī′rik)
noun
- a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or event
- high or hyperbolic praise; laudation
Etymology: Fr panégyrique < L panegyricus < Gr panēgyris, public meeting < pan, all (see pan-) + ageirein, to bring together
Related Forms:
- panegyrical pan′·egyr′i·cal adjective
- panegyrically pan′·egyr′i·cally adverb
- panegyrist pan′·egyr′·ist noun
- panegyrize pan′·egy·rize′ (-jə rīz′) transitive verb, intransitive verb panegyrized -·rized′, panegyrizing -·riz′·ing
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