encomium
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From Latin encōmium (“‘praise, eulogy’”), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkōmion), “‘laudatory ode, praise’”), from ἐγκώμιος (enkōmios), “‘of or pertaining to the victor’”), from κῶμος (kōmos), “‘festival, revel, ode’”).
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encomium (plural encomiums or encomia)
- Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.
- I rejoined our people, and expected a reprimand for having forced the enemy without orders; though I had my excuse ready. But here I was mistaken; for I met with nothing but encomiums. — M. Le Page Du Pratz, "History of Louisiana" (PG), p. 39
- (rhetoric) A general category of oratory.
- (rhetoric) A method within rhetorical pedagogy.
- The eighth exercise in the progymnasmata series.
- (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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tribute
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category of oratory
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[edit] French
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- IPA: /ɑ̃.kɔ.mjɔm/
[edit] Noun
encomium m. (plural encomiums)
- An Ancient Greek literary genre of praise.
- (obsolete) Dictionary.
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkōmion), “‘laudatory ode, praise’”).
[edit] Noun
encōmium (genitive encōmiī); n, second declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | encōmium | encōmia |
| genitive | encōmiī | encōmiōrum |
| dative | encōmiō | encōmiīs |
| accusative | encōmium | encōmia |
| ablative | encōmiō | encōmiīs |
| vocative | encōmium | encōmia |
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- English: encomium
