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paean
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[ˈpiːən], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a song of praise or triumph
(e.g: a paean of praise for the great poets)
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Origin
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late 16th century: via Latin from Greek paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo’ (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods)
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