PAEAN


Meaning of PAEAN in English

[ '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).

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