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eloge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
el-oge
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An expression of praise.

Obsolete

noun

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French éloge, from Latin ēlogium. Doublet of elogy.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

eloges (plural)

Questions

What does eloge mean?
An expression of praise.
Where does eloge come from?
It is traced to French.

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