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panegyric [ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk] n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a formal public commendation; eulogy [via French and Latin from Greek, from panēguris public gathering, from pan- + aguris assembly] panegyrical adj panegyrically adv panegyrist n panegyric 1. a formal speech of praise. See also: Praise
2. any form of enthusiastic praise. — panegyric, panegyrical, adj. — panegyrist, n. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Now, sir, if we apply this to your modest aversion to panegyric, how reasonable will your fears of me appear! Bennet this morning, that if you ever resolved upon quitting Netherfield you should be gone in five minutes, you meant it to be a sort of panegyric, of compliment to yourself-- and yet what is there so very laudable in a precipitance which must leave very necessary business undone, and can be of no real advantage to yourself or anyone else? Gallon puffed at his cigar, and at the conclusion of the panegyric regarded the other curiously; but Daylight, ordering cocktails, failed to note this curious stare. |
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