paeon
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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
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 Cicero, Marcus Tullius
His spouse, who was guarding their nest up in the big live oak in the front yard, trilled her limited paeon of praise.
From A Little Florida Lady by Paine, Dorothy C. (Dorothy Charlotte)
It was young, elemental joy, every step of it; sexless, no Bacchante dance, but rather a paeon of ecstasy, such as a dryad might have danced in the woods.
From Bambi by Cooke, Marjorie Benton
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