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pean
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pean has 2 senses
- pean(n = noun.communication) paean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity); Array is a kind of anthem, hymn
- pean(n = noun.communication) encomium, eulogy, paean, panegyric - a formal expression of praise; Array is a kind of congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise
CIDE DICTIONARY
pean, n. [OF. pene, F. panne.].
One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or. [1913 Webster]
pean, n.
A song of praise and triumph. See Pæan. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pean, n. Heraldry fur represented as sable spotted with or.
pean, US var. of PAEAN.
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