"elogy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elogies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ēlogium. Doublet of elogium. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ēlogium}} Latin ēlogium, {{doublet|en|elogium}} Doublet of elogium Head templates: {{en-noun}} elogy (plural elogies)
  1. (archaic) Praise, eulogy; inscription on a tombstone, epitaph Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-elogy-en-noun-FzsHAUuG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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