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ən
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-ɒn
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–noun
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a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Origin:
1595–1605;
< L
paeōn
< Gk
paiōn,
Attic var. of
pai
n;
see
paean
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pae·on
(pē'ən, -ŏn')
n. In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order.
[Latin
paeōn
, from Greek
paiōn
, from
paiān, paiōn
,
paean
; see
paean
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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