[ 'pi:ən ]
■ noun a song of praise or triumph.
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (invoked by the name Paian , orig. the Homeric name for the physician of the gods).
[ 'pi:ən ]
■ noun a song of praise or triumph.
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (invoked by the name Paian , orig. the Homeric name for the physician of the gods).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004