Definition of paeon in English:

paeon

noun ˈpiːənˈpēən

A metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order.
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, the first paeon can be heard as a regular, distinct element, especially in the first version of the poem.
- Take notice that the outriding feet are not to be confused with dactyls or paeons, though sometimes the line might be scanned either way.

Derivatives

paeonic

adjective piːˈɒnɪk

Here, Hopkins contrasts smoother ‘falling paeonic rhythms’ with more heavily stressed ‘sprung and outriding’ rhythm.

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek paiōn, the Attic form of paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (see paean).

Rhymes

Actaeon, Aegean, aeon (US eon), Augean, Behan, Cadmean, Caribbean, Carolean, Chaldean, Cyclopean, empyrean, epicurean, European, Fijian, Galilean, Hasmonean, Hebridean, Herculean, Ian, Jacobean, Kampuchean, Laodicean, lien, Linnaean (US Linnean), Maccabean, Mandaean (US Mandean), Medicean, monogenean, Nabataean (US Nabatean), Orphean, paean, pean, peon, Periclean, piscean, plebeian, Pyrenean, Pythagorean, Sabaean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, skean, Tanzanian, Tennesseean, Terpsichorean, theodicean, Tyrolean

Definition of paeon in US English:

paeon

nounˈpēən

A metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order.
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, the first paeon can be heard as a regular, distinct element, especially in the first version of the poem.
- Take notice that the outriding feet are not to be confused with dactyls or paeons, though sometimes the line might be scanned either way.

Origin

Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek paiōn, the Attic form of paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo’ (see paean).

单词	paeon
释义	Definition of paeon in English: paeon noun ˈpiːənˈpēən A metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order. Example sentencesExamples Still, the first paeon can be heard as a regular, distinct element, especially in the first version of the poem. Take notice that the outriding feet are not to be confused with dactyls or paeons, though sometimes the line might be scanned either way. Derivatives paeonic adjective piːˈɒnɪk Here, Hopkins contrasts smoother ‘falling paeonic rhythms’ with more heavily stressed ‘sprung and outriding’ rhythm. Origin Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek paiōn, the Attic form of paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (see paean). Rhymes Actaeon, Aegean, aeon (US eon), Augean, Behan, Cadmean, Caribbean, Carolean, Chaldean, Cyclopean, empyrean, epicurean, European, Fijian, Galilean, Hasmonean, Hebridean, Herculean, Ian, Jacobean, Kampuchean, Laodicean, lien, Linnaean (US Linnean), Maccabean, Mandaean (US Mandean), Medicean, monogenean, Nabataean (US Nabatean), Orphean, paean, pean, peon, Periclean, piscean, plebeian, Pyrenean, Pythagorean, Sabaean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, skean, Tanzanian, Tennesseean, Terpsichorean, theodicean, Tyrolean Definition of paeon in US English: paeon nounˈpēən A metrical foot of one long syllable and three short syllables in any order. Example sentencesExamples Still, the first paeon can be heard as a regular, distinct element, especially in the first version of the poem. Take notice that the outriding feet are not to be confused with dactyls or paeons, though sometimes the line might be scanned either way. Origin Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek paiōn, the Attic form of paian ‘hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo’ (see paean).
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