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Noun: pean
Usage: US (=paean)
  1. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
    - paean
     
  2. A formal expression of praise
    - encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, laudation

Derived forms: peans

Type of: anthem, congratulations, extolment, hymn, kudos, pat on the back, praise

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