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Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s:
cf. F. pan['e]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}.
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Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`e*gyr"ic*al\, a. [L.
panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from panh`gyris an assembly of
the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all 'a`gyris,
'agora`, an assembly.]
Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.
"Panegyric strains." --Pope. -- {Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Some of his odes are panegyrical. --Dryden.
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