A genre of literature that included five elements: prologue, birth and upbringing, acts of the person's life, comparisons used to praise the subject, and an epilogue.
Origin
From Latin encōmium ("praise, eulogy"), from Ancient Greek ἐγκώμιον ("laudatory ode, praise"), from ἐγκώμιος, from κῶμος.
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