See also: pean and péan

Spanish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin paeān, from Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, hymn to Apollo), from Παιᾱ́ν (Paiā́n), a Homeric god of healing, later an epithet of Apollo, from παίω (paíō, to strike).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈan/ [peˈãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pe‧án

Noun

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peán m (plural peanes)

  1. paean

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