ELOGE

Etymology

Noun

eloge (plural eloges)

(obsolete) An expression of praise.

A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.

Specifically, the statement made by a new member of the French Academy about his predecessor.

Source: Wiktionary


e`loge", n. Etym: [F. See Elogium.]

Definition: A panegyrical funeral oration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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