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eulogy
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[ˈjuːlədʒi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died
(e.g: a eulogy to the Queen Mother)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘high praise’): from medieval Latin eulogium, eulogia (from Greek eulogia ‘praise’), apparently influenced by Latin elogium ‘inscription on a tomb’ (from Greek elegia ‘elegy’). The current sense dates from the late 16th century
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