PAEON


Meaning of PAEON in English

[ 'pi:ən ]

■ noun a metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order.

Derivatives

~ic pi:'ɒnɪk adjective

Origin

C17: via L. from Gk paiōn , the Attic form of paian (see paean ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.