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paean |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paean \P[ae]"an\ (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr paia`n, fr Paia`n the physician of the gods, later Apollo. Cf {P[ae]on}, {Peony}.] [Written also {pean}.] 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and later a song addressed to other deities. 2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. --Dryden. ``Public p[ae]ans of congratulation.'' --De Quincey. 3. See {P[ae]on}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paeon \P[ae]"on\ (p[=e]"[o^]n), n. [L. paeon, Gr paiw`n a solemn song, also a p[ae]on, equiv. to paia`n. See {P[ae]an}.] (Anc. Poet.) A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [Written also less correctly, {p[ae]an}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: paean n 1: a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {pean}] 2: a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: {pean}]
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