paeon

pae·on

 (pē′ən, -ŏn′)

n.

In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order.

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[Latin paeōn, from Greek paiōn, from paiān, paiōn, paean; see paean.]

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paeon

(ˈpiːən)

n

(Poetry) prosody a metrical foot of four syllables, with one long one and three short ones in any order

[C17: via Latin paeon from Greek paiōn; variant of paean]

paeˈonic adj

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pae•on

(ˈpi ən, -ɒn)

n.

(in classical prosody) a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.

[1595–1605; < Latin paeōn < Greek paiṓn; see paean]

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