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1. (n.) paean
a song of praise, joy, thanksgiving, or triumph.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L, song of triumph or thanksgiving addressed to Apollo or another god < Gk pai&amacracute;n, paiṒn, orig. an epithet of Apollo)
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1. (noun) encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean
a formal expression of praise
2. (noun) paean, pean
(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
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1. (noun) paean
an ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities
2. (noun) paean
any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph
3. (noun) paean
see Paeon
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