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<p>A <b>panegyric</b> ( or ) or <b>praise poem</b> is a formal public <a href="page.php?w=speech_%28public_address%29">speech</a> or written verse, delivered in <a href="page.php?w=epideictic">high praise</a> of a <a href="page.php?w=person">person</a> or <a href="page.php?w=object_%28philosophy%29">thing</a>. The original panegyrics were speeches delivered at public events in ancient Athens.</p>

<p><big>Etymology</big></p>
<p>The word originated as a compound of - 'all' (the form taken by the word ???, neuter of ??? 'all', when that is used as a prefix)</p><p>
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