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paean
/ˈpi.ən/
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What does paean mean?
noun
- Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
- An enthusiastic expression of praise.
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noun
- (historical) A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
verb
- (rare) To sing a paean; to praise.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpi.ən/
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This is a final paean which Zarathustra sings to Eternity and the marriage-ring of rings, the ring of the Eternal Recurrence.
That hum of wings is the Calicurgus' paean of triumph, until it be her death-song.
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In his eyes was a desire to chant a paean.
It was hers; and he improvised a paean in its praise.
How grand and how true is his paean!