Paean

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A song of joyful praise or exultation.
  • n. A fervent expression of joy or praise: "The art . . . was a paean to paganism” ( Will Durant).
  • n. An ancient Greek hymn of thanksgiving or invocation, especially to Apollo.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
  • n. An enthusiastic expression of praise.
  • v. To praise.
  • Word Usage
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    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    extolment    praise    congratulations    kudos    hymn    anthem   
    Variant
    pæon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tremulousness    ejaculation    anthem    wordsearch    meed    ode    whoop    blare    yelp    re-living