paeon
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of paeon
1595–1605; < Latin paeōn < Greek paiōn, Attic variant of paiā́n; see paean
Example Sentences
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And then the movie – like all the great John Hughes movies, a paeon to the ambiguities of youth; the pleasures, the agonisies, the clothes, oh sweet Jesus the clothes.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2014
Instead it is a heart-wringing paeon to homesickness.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2010
Accordingly, the dactyl is of the first class, the paeon of the last, the iambic of the second.
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
And indeed the paeon, as having more syllables than three, is considered by some people as a rhythm, and not a foot at all.
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Marcus Tullius Cicero
For this reason he recommends the paeon, and says that every person makes use of it, even without being sensible when he does so.
From Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker. by E. Jones
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