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paeon

(pē′ən)

noun

Gr. & Latin Prosody a foot of three short syllables and one long syllable occurring in any order

Origin: L < Gr (Attic) paiōn, paean

See paeon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order.

Origin:

Origin: Latin paeōn

Origin: , from Greek paiōn

Origin: , from paiān, paiōn, paean; see paean

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