pean
Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pean
C16: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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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
A tax scheme, originated by France and rapidly spreading throughout the Common Market and Scandinavia, has started an increasingly bitter skirmish between the U.S. and its Euro pean trading partners.
From Time Magazine Archive
His knowledge of the region is newly acquired; he previously focused on Euro pean relations and trade, and does not speak Spanish.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
And among other jubilations, so ran the legend, a pean was composed, corresponding in the number of its stanzas, to the number of islands.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
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