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Definition of: panegyric
(pan′ə·jir′ik) noun
A formal public eulogy, either written or spoken; encomium; laudation in general. See synonyms under EULOGY, PRAISE.
—adjective Elaborately eulogistic or laudatory: also pan′e·gyr′i·cal. [<F panégyrique <L panegyricus <Gk. panēgyrikos of an assembly <panēgyris an assembly <pan, neut. of pas all + agyris, Aeolic form of agora gathering]
—pan′e·gyr′i·cal·ly adverb
—pan′e·gyr′ist noun
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