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Vocabulary:
encomium
noun
An expression of great praise for someone/something.
They wrote a fitting encomium to honour her service to the organisation.
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The Essex Serpent
by
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Etymology:
posy
noun
Meaning flower, bouquet. In 1533, a motto or line of poetry engraved within a ring; variant of poesy. The meaning of a flower/bouquet is first recorded in 1573, and was thought to come from the use of flowers to express sentiments like those engraved in rings.