Paean \P[ae]"an\ (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr.
Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf.
P[ae]on, Peony.] [Written also pean.]
1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing
deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.
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2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or
praise. --Dryden. "Public p[ae]ans of congratulation."
--De Quincey.
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3. See P[ae]on.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pean \Pean\ (p[=e]n), n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.)
One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or
tufts or.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pean \Pe"an\ (p[=e]"an), n.
A song of praise and triumph. See P[ae]an.
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pean
n 1: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in
ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: paean]
2: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric,
paean]
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