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noun

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The correct spelling is paeans. A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.

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noun

  1. 1.A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
  2. 2.(by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
  3. 3.(by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise.

verb

  1. 1.To sing a paean; to praise.

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