- a variation of paean.
pean
Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pean
C16: of uncertain origin
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Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World The vocal by the king of jazz lent a grandfatherly wisdom to this pean to nature’s purity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2015
World War II: Known as a good infantryman who knew how to train others, went to England in 1942 to command all U.S. ground forces in the Euro pean Theater of Operations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the unprecedented ease with which Western European nations send goods across each other's borders, the Euro pean Economic Community seethes with some of the deepest discontent in its 15-year history.
From Time Magazine Archive
The War Department, disregarding Euro pean protests, sent the 9th and 12th Divisions of the Japanese Army to Shanghai to bolster the none-too-successful blue jackets of Admirals Shiosawa and Nomura.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out of the awful silence of that home, Mrs. Lee sent to American papers, a triumphant pean of praise to God.
From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by William A. (William Asbury) Williams
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