encomium
/enˈkəʊmiəm/noun
उच्चारण एन्कोमिअम
प्रशस्ति, स्तुति, गुणगान
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a speech or piece of writing that praises somebody or something highly
प्रशस्ति, स्तुति, गुणगान
- The book received encomiums from critics.
- The headmaster's retirement speech was an encomium to the teacher's forty years of service.
- The critics wrote glowing encomiums for the young poet's first collection.
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- The minister's speech was an encomium to the nation's farmers.
- She blushed as the guests paid encomiums to her cooking.
Synonyms tribute eulogy panegyric praise accolade
Opposite criticism censure condemnation diatribe
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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en·co·mi·um
With -comi- (not 'encomeum').
बीच में -comi- ('encomeum' गलत है)।
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Keep the praise words together: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, accolade (an award or praise), tribute.
प्रशंसा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, accolade (पुरस्कार या प्रशंसा), tribute।
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A speech or writing full of high praise is an encomium, eulogy or panegyric; a speech praising a dead person a eulogy; a bitter attack in words a diatribe or tirade.
ऊँची प्रशंसा से भरा भाषण या लेख encomium, eulogy या panegyric; मृतक की प्रशंसा में भाषण eulogy; शब्दों में कड़ा प्रहार diatribe या tirade।