panegyrical

  • 101panegyric —   n. eulogy.    ♦ panegyrical, a.    ♦ panegyrize, v.t. praise highly.    ♦ panegyrist, n …

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  • 102panegyric — ► NOUN ▪ a speech or text in praise of someone or something. DERIVATIVES panegyrical adjective. ORIGIN from Greek pan gurikos of public assembly …

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  • 103panegyric — [pan΄ə jir′ik, pan΄əjī′rik] n. [Fr panégyrique < L panegyricus < Gr panēgyris, public meeting < pan, all (see PAN ) + ageirein, to bring together] 1. a formal speech or piece of writing praising a person or event 2. high or hyperbolic… …

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  • 104panegyric — n. a laudatory discourse; a eulogy. Derivatives: panegyrical adj. Etymology: F paneacutegyrique f. L panegyricus f. Gk panegurikos of public assembly (as PAN , eguris = agora assembly) …

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  • 105panegyrically — adverb see panegyrical * * * panegyrˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑panegyric …

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  • 106Mawlid — /mow lid/, n. Islam. 1. a Muslim holiday celebrating the birth of Muhammad, occurring on the twelfth day of the month of Rabi al awwal, and characterized esp. by the recitation of panegyrical poems honoring Muhammad. 2. the poems recited on this… …

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  • 107eu´lo|gis´ti|cal|ly — eu|lo|gis|tic «YOO luh JIHS tihk», adjective. of or like a eulogy; praising very highly; commendatory; laudatory: »an article highly eulogistic about modern art. SYNONYM(S): panegyrical. –eu´lo|gis´ti|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 108eu|lo|gis|tic — «YOO luh JIHS tihk», adjective. of or like a eulogy; praising very highly; commendatory; laudatory: »an article highly eulogistic about modern art. SYNONYM(S): panegyrical. –eu´lo|gis´ti|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 109pan´e|gyr´i|cal|ly — pan|e|gyr|i|cal «PAN uh JIHR uh kuhl», adjective. of the nature of a panegyric; eulogistic; highly laudatory: »She filled a whole page of her diary with panegyrical regrets (Lytton Strachey). –pan´e|gyr´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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  • 110pan|e|gyr|i|cal — «PAN uh JIHR uh kuhl», adjective. of the nature of a panegyric; eulogistic; highly laudatory: »She filled a whole page of her diary with panegyrical regrets (Lytton Strachey). –pan´e|gyr´i|cal|ly, adverb …

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