paeannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpiː.ən/us/ˈpiː.ən/literarya song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically:
The song is a paean to solitude and independence.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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Types of film, play, book etc.