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Paean - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Paean : (noun)
1: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric,
pean]
2: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in
ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: pean]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Paean |
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MsDanielle08: @Baconboyfryem Paean, peon, rijn, sheahan, sheehan, teahan, teehan, theon, treon, vian, aegean, asean, fujian, korean |
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LstNghtsMxtp: A Paean to pirate radio (not the movie) and Braiden's Rinse FM mix for Discobelle. Buck. http://bit.ly/8766GR |
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CaterineHidalgo: via @huffingtonpost: Dr. Judith Rich: Winter Solstice: A Paean To The Pregnant Darkness http://bit.ly/7VYSTn |
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