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   eulogy

   /ˈjuːlədʒi/

   noun

   • 1. a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died: "a eulogy to the Queen Mother"

   Word Origin 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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