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pae⋅on

[pee-uhn, -on]
–noun
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L paeōn < Gk paiōn, Attic var. of pain; 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.]
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