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encomion

/ɛŋˈkəʊ.mi.ən/

encomion noun: encomium; panegyric.

Noun

encomion (plural encomions)

  1. (obsolete) encomium; panegyric
    • VVel this Encomion was not extemporall, it came too perfectly off.1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. […], London: […] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, […], published 1600, →OCLC, Act IV, scene v...
    • […]it’s the worth of theſe both Engliſh and Latin Poems, not the flouriſh of any prefixed encomions that can invite thee to buy them, though theſe are not without the higheſt Commendations and Applauſe of the learnedeſt Academicks, both domeſtick and forrein: […]1646 (indicated as 1645), Humph[rey] Moseley, “The Stationer to the Reader”, in John Milton, Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC, signature a 3...

Forms of encomion

pluralencomions

Origin of encomion

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

Questions about encomion

What does encomion mean?
Encomion means encomium; panegyric.
What part of speech is encomion?
Encomion is a noun.
How do you pronounce encomion?
Encomion is pronounced /ɛŋˈkəʊ.mi.ən/.
What is the plural of encomion?
The plural of encomion is encomions.

Words near encomion in the dictionary

  1. encomiastically
  2. encomiastics
  3. encomiasts
  4. encomienda
  5. encomiendas
  6. encomion
  7. encomions
  8. encomium
  9. encomiums
  10. encompass
  11. encompassable

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