[pae.on] n [L, fr. Gk paion, fr. paian, paion paean] (1603): a metrical foot of four syllables with one long and three short syllables (as in classical prosody) or with one stressed and three unstressed syllables (as in English prosody)
PAEON
Meaning of PAEON in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012