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elogium.

clause added to will/codicil; written particulars on prisoner; inscription;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[eːˈɫɔ.ɡi.ũː]Classical-Latin[eˈlɔː.d͡ʒi.um]
  1. short saying or sentence: short maxim

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  2. short saying or sentence: inscription on a tombstone, epitaph

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  3. short saying or sentence: clause in a will

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  4. short saying or sentence: judicial statement, extract, summary

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐλεγεῖον (elegeîon, “an elegiac distich”), possibly reanalyzed as ē- (“out”) + λόγιον (lógion, “the word of an oracle”).

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