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panegyric

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pan·e·gyr·ic /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/ noun [countable]  old-fashioned formalPRAISE a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something a lot 颂词,赞文
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panegyricDirectly hooked on to this, often expressed in the same sentence, was a long and, hard-dying panegyric for the past.In addition, Fortunatus's panegyrics are a revival, if not a continuation, of the form in which Sidonius had excelled.
Origin panegyric (1600-1700) Latin panegyricus, from Greek, from panegyris public meeting for celebration
pan·e·gyr·ic nounChineseSyllable
a piece Corpus speech writing of or


panegyric
panegyric /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk, ˌpænɪˈdʒɪrɪk/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: panegyricus, from Greek, from panegyris 'public meeting for celebration'
old-fashioned formal a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something a lot


pan·egyr·icBrE /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/ 🔊 noun (formal) a speech or piece of writing praising sb/sth 颂词;颂文