paean

English

Alternative forms

• pæan, pean

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παιάν.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpiːən/
• Rhymes: -iːən

Noun

paean (plural paeans)

1. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
2. An enthusiastic expression of praise.

Synonyms

• (praise): encomium

Translations

any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph

• Finnish: ilolaulu (fi), paiaani (fi)
• Hungarian: diadalének (hu), hálaének (hu)

• Russian: победная песнь f

an enthusiastic expression of praise

• Finnish: ylistys (fi)

• Japanese: 賛歌, 讃歌 (さんか, sanka)

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• Esperanto: glorkanto
• French: péan
• Slovene: himna f, hvalnica f

See also

• hagiography

Verb

paean (third-person singular simple present paeans, present participle paeaning, simple past and past participle paeaned)

1. (transitive) To praise.

Anagrams

• apnea