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pe·an (p

Variant of paean.

pean¹

(Historical Terms) a less common US spelling of paean

pean²

(History / Heraldry) Heraldry a fur of sable spotted with or

[of uncertain origin]

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Noun	1.	pean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) paean hymn, anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
	2.	pean - a formal expression of praise encomium, paean, panegyric, eulogy congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work"

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anthem antiquity congratulations Ellas encomium eulogy Extolment Greece Hellenic Republic heraldry hymn kudos paean panegyric praise			net (Staff Writer) Bain & Company said it has appointed Jean-Marie Pean to the position of Chairman Middle East. Jean-Marie PE[umlaut]an gets top job at Bain by CPI Financial French journalist Pierre Pean on Wednesday published a book, "The World According to K. French minister hits back at critics of African ties by AFP / AFP Global Edition SOS Racisme, which accused Pean of reproducing in his book some of the "prejudices in the genocidal ideology" that led to the slaughter of around 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in 1994, said it would appeal the ruling. French writer cleared of racial hatred in Rwanda genocide book by Daily News Egypt (Egypt)			peahen peak Peak arch Peak District peak flow meter peak hours peak load peak off peak out peak overpressure peak period peak programme meter peak rate peak season peak-time Peake peaked peaked cap Peaking Peakish peaky peal peal out Peale pealing pean Peanism Peano's axioms peanut peanut allergy peanut bar peanut brittle peanut butter peanut gallery peanut oil peanut vine peanut worm peanuts peapod pear pear blight Pear family Pear gauge pear haw pear hawthorn pear psylla Pear shell Pear slug pear thrips pear tree pear-shaped			Peale (disambiguation) Peale (disambiguation) Peale, Charles Willson Peale, James Peale, Norman Vincent Peale, Norman Vincent Peale, Raphaelle Peale, Rembrandt Peale, Sarah Peale, Titian pealed pealed pealed pealing pealing pealing pealing PEALL peals peals peals PEAM Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary Peameal Peameal Peameal bacon Peameal bacon Peamouth chub Peamouth chub PEAMS pean Pean clamp Péan forceps Péan forceps Péan forceps Péan forceps Peanism Peano Peano arithmetic Peano Arithmetics Peano axioms Peano axioms Peano continuum Peano curve Peano curves Peano space Peano's axioms Peano's curves Peano's postulates Peano, Giuseppe Peano, Giuseppe Peano-Gosper Fractal Array Peanus peanut peanut peanut peanut peanut peanut Peanut & Tree Nut Processors Association Peanut Advisory Board

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