Both Uses
eulogy
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Flags of Our Fathers
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- The State Legislature stood in recess; Governor Ernest W. McFarland gave the eulogy.†
Chpt 19. *eulogy = formal expression of praise -- typically speeches delivered at someone's funeral
- In her story, the Tribune's Elson described the eulogy at Holy Rosary Church.†
Chpt 19.
Definitions:
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(1)
(eulogy) a formal expression of praise -- typically a speech given at someone's funeralA eulogy almost always refers to someone who has recently died, but it is also used under other circumstances. A related word, eulogize (to speak or write a eulogy praising someone or something), may be even more commonly used in non-death circumstances than in circumstances of death.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)