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paeon

/pee-uhn, -on/US // ˈpi ən, -ɒn //UK // (ˈpiːən) //

芍药,颂歌,祭奠,祭祀

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.

Examples

  • His spouse, who was guarding their nest up in the big live oak in the front yard, trilled her limited paeon of praise.

  • For a moment the lawyer felt an exultant paeon of victory beat in his blood.

  • The majestic voice of the nightingale burst forth again, now in a paeon of praise.

  • The son of Tydeus speared Agastrophus son of Paeon in the hip-joint with his spear.