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
And all this, which is also contained in Aristotle, is said by Theophrastus and Theodectes about the paeon.
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Cicero, Marcus Tullius
This introduces a new question, whether English verse admits of a foot resembling the Greek paeon, _̷◡◡◡.
From The Principles of English Versification by Baum, Paull Franklin
For the iambic is most frequent in those orations which are composed in a humble and lowly style; but the paeon is suited to a more dignified style; and the dactyl to both.
From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Cicero, Marcus Tullius
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