pae·on (p   n, - n )n. In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order. [Latin pae  n, from Greek pain, from pai n, pain, paean; see paean.] |
paeon [ˈpiːən]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a metrical foot of four syllables, with one long one and three short ones in any order
[via Latin paeon from Greek paiōn; variant of paean]
paeonic adj
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