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encomium in British English

(ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm)

nounWord forms: plural -miums or -mia (-mɪə)

a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric

Word origin

C16: from Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en-2 + kōmos festivity

encomium in American English

(ɛnˈkoʊmiəm)

nounWord forms: plural enˈcomiums or enˈcomia (ɛnˈkoʊmiə)

a formal expression of high praise; eulogy

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtribute

Word origin

L < Gr enkōmion, hymn to a victor, neut. of enkōmios < en-, in + kōmos, a revel

Examples of 'encomium' in a sentence
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Rae's two invisible doors earned her Petra's ultimate encomium ,'Cool!

Synonyms of 'encomium'

praise, tribute, acclaim, applause

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(noun) in the sense of praise

Definition

a formal expression of praise

Synonyms

praise

I have nothing but praise for my employees.

tribute

The song is a tribute to Elvis Presley.

acclaim

She won critical acclaim for her performance.

applause

They greeted her with thunderous applause.

compliment

She accepted the compliment with good grace.

homage

eulogy

He added his praise to the glowing eulogies given by her colleagues.

acclamation

The event went ahead to universal acclamation.

panegyric

It is traditional to deliver a panegyric to the departed.

laudation

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释义	Trends of encomium View usage for: encomium in British English (ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm) nounWord forms: plural -miums or -mia (-mɪə) a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric Word origin C16: from Latin, from Greek enkōmion, from en-2 + kōmos festivity encomium in American English (ɛnˈkoʊmiəm) nounWord forms: plural enˈcomiums or enˈcomia (ɛnˈkoʊmiə) a formal expression of high praise; eulogy SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtribute Word origin L < Gr enkōmion, hymn to a victor, neut. of enkōmios < en-, in + kōmos, a revel Examples of 'encomium' in a sentence encomium Rae's two invisible doors earned her Petra's ultimate encomium ,'Cool! Laurie R. King FOLLY (2001) Synonyms of 'encomium' praise, tribute, acclaim, applause More Synonyms of encomium (noun) in the sense of praise Definition a formal expression of praise Synonyms praise I have nothing but praise for my employees. tribute The song is a tribute to Elvis Presley. acclaim She won critical acclaim for her performance. applause They greeted her with thunderous applause. compliment She accepted the compliment with good grace. homage eulogy He added his praise to the glowing eulogies given by her colleagues. acclamation The event went ahead to universal acclamation. panegyric It is traditional to deliver a panegyric to the departed. laudation Seeaccolade Nearby words of encomium enclosed spaces enclosure encode encomium encompass encore encounter Synonyms of 'encomium' encomium Explore 'encomium' in the dictionary
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