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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Paean (0.03109 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Paean.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: paean
paean
n 1: a formal expression of praise [syn:
encomium,
eulogy,
panegyric,
pean]
2: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in
ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn:
pean]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Paean
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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