Meaning of eloge | Babel Free
Definitions
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An expression of praise. obsolete
- A statement or disquisition in praise of someone who has died.
- Specifically, the statement made by a new member of the French Academy about his predecessor.
Examples
“In a later éloge, Georges Cuvier called it, with pardonable exaggeration, ‘in some respects the last words of a dying Plato’.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.