encomium

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Synonyms: encomiums, encomion, encomia, encomial, encomic

Antonyms: encomiums, encomion, encomia, encomial, encomic

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Noun

1. [[warm|Warm]] [[praise]], especially a [[formal]] [[expression]] of such praise; a [[tribute]].
2. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} A general category of [[oratory]].
3. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} A method within [[rhetorical]] [[pedagogy]].
4. The eighth exercise in the [[progymnasmata]] series.
5. {{lb|en|literature}} A [[genre]] of [[literature]] that included five elements: [[prologue]], birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an [[epilogue]].

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