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pan·e·gyr·ic

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NOUN:

A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment.
Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin pangyricus, from Greek pangurikos (logos), (speech) at a public assembly, panegyric, from panguris, public assembly : pan-, pan- + aguris, assembly, marketplace; see ger- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
pane·gyri·cal (Adjective), pane·gyri·cal·ly (Adverb)

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