Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EN-CO'MI-UM
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EN-CO'MI-UM, n. [plu. Encomiums. L. from Gr. εγκωμιον.]
Praise; panegyric; commendation. Men are quite as willing to receive as to bestow encomiums.
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