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elogium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
el-ogium
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a eulogy

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēlogium (“short saying, inscription”), from Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon, “elegy”), from ἔλεγος (élegos, “song, melody”). Doublet of elogy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ēlogium, ἐλεγεῖον

Inflected Forms

elogia (plural) elogiums (plural)

Questions

What does elogium mean?
a eulogy
Where does elogium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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