encomion

/ɛŋˈkəʊ.mi.ən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

"VVel this Encomion was not extemporall, it came too perfectly off."
"[…]it’s the worth of theſe both Engliſh and Latin Poems, not the flouriſh of any prefixed encomions that can invite thee to buy them, though theſe are not without the higheſt Commendations and Applauſe of the learnedeſt Academicks, both domeſtick and forrein: […]"

A variant of encomium, modelled on Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion).

encomions (plural)

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How do you pronounce encomion?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɛŋˈkəʊ.mi.ən/.

What does encomion mean?

encomium; panegyric

Where does encomion come from?

A variant of encomium, modelled on Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον (enkṓmion).

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