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panegyric

nounadjective
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As a noun, panegyric means a formal speech publicly praising someone or something. As an adjective, it means panegyrical.

Meanings of panegyric

5 meanings

noun

  1. A formal speech publicly praising someone or something.

  2. Someone who writes or delivers such a speech.

  3. A formal expression of praise

    Similar: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean

adjective

  1. Panegyrical

  2. Formally expressing praise

    Similar: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyrical

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for panegyric →
adjective: formally expressing praise
encomiasticeulogisticpanegyrical
noun: a formal expression of praise
encomiumeulogypaeanpean

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