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DictionaryRoot: -ikos
Greek

-ikos

connected with or characteristic of

Forms

  • -ikos
  • -ic — The ending shortened as Greek words entered Latin, French, and English.

Origin

Greek -ikos continued an older Indo-European ending used to describe a connection or kind.

Note

English extended this borrowed ending to newly coined words.

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A formal tribute address: a speaker delivers prepared remarks while warmly presenting a seated honoree to an applauding audience.
noun / adjective

panegyric

pan-uh-JEER-ik/ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/

Formal or elaborate praise in speech or writing.

Etymology
panGreekall or every
+egyrGreekplace of assembly
+icGreekconnected with or characteristic of

“All” and “assembly” underlie a term for a speech addressed to a public gathering, especially a religious festival. Its meaning narrowed from such public addresses to formal speeches or writings of praise.

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