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paean

Pronunciation: /ˈpiːən/
Definition of paean

noun

  • a song of praise or triumph: a paean of praise for the great poets
  • a creative work expressing enthusiastic praise:he’s created a filmic paean to his hero

Origin:

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods)

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