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- noun Plural form of
panegyric .
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Examples
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I learned from him the secret which several young French literati employ in order to make certain of the perfection of their prose, when they want to write anything requiring as perfect a style as they can obtain, such as panegyrics, funeral orations, eulogies, dedications, etc.
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I learned from him the secret which several young French literati employ in order to make certain of the perfection of their prose, when they want to write anything requiring as perfect a style as they can obtain, such as panegyrics, funeral orations, eulogies, dedications, etc.
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 06: Paris Giacomo Casanova 1761
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I learned from him the secret which several young French literati employ in order to make certain of the perfection of their prose, when they want to write anything requiring as perfect a style as they can obtain, such as panegyrics, funeral orations, eulogies, dedications, etc.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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The panegyrics may be far-fetched, but the agony of apostasy would be worse.
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Some of her statements have the tendency to become prevarications, despite panegyrics from her party personna.
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The panegyrics may be far-fetched, but the agony of apostasy would be worse.
Law 2010
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His longtime friend and collaborator Martin Harrison supplemented this with a series of rather lovely extempore panegyrics about the photographer's talent, its roots and influences from dyslexia to love of birdwatching.
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The panegyrics may be far-fetched, but the agony of apostasy would be worse.
Stromata Blog: 2010
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Charles Bukowski, American poet, short story writer, and novelist writes panegyrics for alcohol like a giddy medieval alchemist.
Network Awesome: Alcohol and Charles Bukowski Network Awesome 2011
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If there's a vision, he hasn't said what it is, though you can draw your own conclusions from his regular panegyrics on high-speed rail, as empty a liberal chestnut as can be found.
Overcaffeinated CAFE Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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June 9, 2010