▸ noun: (Ancient Greece, historical) 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. ▸ noun: (by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. ▸ noun: (by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise. ▸ verb: (transitive, rare) To sing a paean; to praise.
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