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Eulogy

speech in praise of a person, usually recently deceased

A eulogy (from Ancient Greek: εὐλογία, eulogia, meaning "praise") is a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing. It is often given about a recently dead or retired person.[1][2][3] Eulogies may be given as part of funeral services.

George W. Bush delivers a eulogy at Ronald Reagan's state funeral, June 2004
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References

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  1. ↑ Oxford Dictionaries Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ President Bush's Eulogy at Funeral Service for President Ronald Reagan
  3. ↑ EulogySpeech.net. "Funeral Speech". Eulogyspeech.net. Retrieved 2012-05-14.


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