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paean

pae.an \'pe--*n\ n [L, hymn of thanksgiving esp. addressed to Apollo, fr. 
   Gk paian, paio|B-n, fr. Paian, Paio-n, epithet of Apollo in the hymn : a 
   joyously exultant song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or tr 
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