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- pronunciation:
- pae
nih
ji
rihk
[or]
pae
nih
jaI
rihk
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- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing.
Does she deserve this panegyric for doing something any good citizen would have done? |
| definition 2: |
something that serves to praise or extol.
The movie is the director's panegyric to Hollywood in the 1930s. |
| related words: |
applause, compliment, flattery, oration, praise |
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| derivations: |
panegyrical (adj.), panegyrically (adv.), panegyrist (n.) |
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