What does "paean" mean?
Paean: Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. Dryden. "Public pæans of congratulation." De Quincey.
Additional senses
- 2.See Pæon.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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