Definitions for paeonˈpi ən, -ɒn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pae•onˈpi ən, -ɒn(n.)
(in classical prosody) a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Category: Prosody
Origin of paeon:
1595–1605; < L paeōn < Gk paiṓn; see paean
Wiktionary
paeon(Noun)
A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
Webster Dictionary
Paeon(noun)
a foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable
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