encomium - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - enchiridion
  - encipher
  - encircle
  - encl.
  - enclave
  - enclitic
  - enclose
  - enclosure
  - encode
  - encomiast
  - encomium
  - encompass
  - encopresis
  - encore
  - encounter
  - encourage
  - encroach
  - encrust
  - encrypt
  - enculturation
  - encumber
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

encomium

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
encomium /ɛnˈkəʊmɪəm/

▶noun (pl. encomiums or encomia) formal a speech or piece of writing expressing praise.

– origin C16: L., from Gk enkōmion ‘eulogy’.

'encomium' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "encomium" in the title:

Encomium to or for

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "encomium" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "encomium" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.