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Word: Paeon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek paiōn, the Attic form of paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo’ (see paean)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpiːən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order.
Short Definition:metrical foot of one long syllable
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