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Panegyrical

{

Panˊe-gyr′ic

,

Panˊe-gyr′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[L.
panegyricus
, Gr.
πανηγυρικός
, from
πανήγυρισ
an assembly of the people, a high festival;
πᾶ
,
πᾶν
all +
ἄγυρις
,
ἀγορά
, an assembly.]
Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.
“Panegyric strains.”
Pope.
–
Panˊe-gyr′ic-al-ly
,
adv.
Some of his odes are
panegyrical
.
Dryden.