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pean

American  
[pee-uhn] / ˈpi ən /

noun

  1. a variant of paean.


pean 1 British  
/ ˈpiːən /

noun

  1. a less common US spelling of paean

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pean 2 British  
/ piːn /

noun

  1. heraldry a fur of sable spotted with or

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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

In 1954, elected president of Euro pean Assembly in Strasbourg.

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

As recently as 1951, Manhattan critics felt that he had plenty of speed but not enough depth, and Julius returned to his Left Bank apartment in Paris and more Euro pean appearances.

From Time Magazine Archive

This mantle is always described as doubled, that is, lined throughout with one of the furs, as ermine, pean, vary.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous