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Word: Paean
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo’ (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpiːən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a song of praise or triumph
Short Definition:song of praise or triumph
Examples:- a paean of praise for the great poets
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