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[syn: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, Encomiastical
\En*co`mi*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]
   Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an
   encomiastic address or discourse. -- En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly,
   adv.
   [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, n.
   A panegyric. --B. Jonson.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
encomiastic
    adj 1: formally expressing praise [syn: encomiastic,
           eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical]