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paeon

[ pee-uhn, -on ]

noun

  1. Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.


paeon

/ ˈpiːən /

noun

  1. prosody a metrical foot of four syllables, with one long one and three short ones in any order
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • paeˈonic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paeon1

1595–1605; < Latin paeōn < Greek paiōn, Attic variant of paiā́n; paean
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paeon1

C17: via Latin paeon from Greek paiōn; variant of paean
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Example Sentences

His spouse, who was guarding their nest up in the big live oak in the front yard, trilled her limited paeon of praise.

For a moment the lawyer felt an exultant paeon of victory beat in his blood.

The majestic voice of the nightingale burst forth again, now in a paeon of praise.

The son of Tydeus speared Agastrophus son of Paeon in the hip-joint with his spear.

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