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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
pean n 1: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: paean, pean] 2: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or praise. --Dryden. "Public p[ae]ans of congratulation." --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 3. See P[ae]on. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Pean \Pe"an\ (p[=e]"an), n. A song of praise and triumph. See P[ae]an. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Pean \Pean\ (p[=e]n), n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or. [1913 Webster] | ||
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