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
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
Kiesinger reiterated the West German view that the doors of the Common Market should be opened to Britain and the other six members of the Euro pean Free Trade Association.
From Time Magazine Archive
The full-blown ripeness of the rose, the sturdy primness of the sweet pea are ranged in harmonious array, mingling the emotions of night and scent in one silent pean to the advent of Spring.
From Time Magazine Archive
We all then sing around the parlor organ a little pean entitled, "It's Funny When You Feel That Way."
From A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Edgar Wilson
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