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English Dictionary: panegyric	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panegyric adj formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical] n a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s: cf. F. pan[82]gyrique. See {Panegyric}, a.] An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse; laudation. See Synonym of {Eulogy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panegyric \Pan`egyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`egyr"ical\, a. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from [?] an assembly of the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + [?], an assembly.] Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory. [bd]Panegyric* strains.[b8] --Pope. -- {Pan`egyr"ical*ly}, adv. Some of his odes are panegyrical. --Dryden.