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4 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]: Pean \Pean\, n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pean \Pe"an\, n. A song of praise and triumph. See {P[ae]an}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pean n 1: a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: {paean}] 2: a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {paean}]
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