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el·oge
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elogenoun
An expression of praise.
elogenoun
A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.
elogenoun
Specifically, the statement made by a new member of the French Academy about his predecessor.
Etymology: From éloge, from elogium.
Webster Dictionary
Elogenoun
a panegyrical funeral oration
Etymology: [F. See Elogium.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Éloge
ā-lōzh′, Elogium, ē-lō′ji-um, Elogy, el′o-ji, n. a funeral oration: a panegyric.—n. El′ogist, one who delivers an éloge. [Fr. éloge—L. elogium, a short statement, an inscription on a tomb, perh. confused with eulogy.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Eloge
a discourse in panegyric of some illustrious person deceased, in which composition Fontenelle took the lead, and in which he was followed by D'Alembert, Condorcet, Flourens, and others.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eloge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eloge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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