Etymology

encomion

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Today it means: encomium; panegyric Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐγκώμιον
  2. English todayencomion

A variant of encomium, modelled on Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐγκώμιον all →

encomium

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