encomia

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A form of encomium — Warm praise, especially a formal expression of such praise; a tribute.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of encomium (“praise”)

    Needless to say the obituaries for Hefner, even if they acknowledge the seaminess, have been full of encomia for his great deeds: Hef the vanquisher of puritanism, Hef the political progressive, Hef the great businessman and all the rest.

    2017 September 30, Ross Douthat, “Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner”, in New York Times

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Maconie
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APA

encomia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encomia

MLA

“encomia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encomia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encomia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encomia.

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