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An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.

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  1. n. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.
  2. n. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
  3. n. See Paeon.
  4. n. a formal expression of praise
  5. n. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
  6. 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities. 2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. Dryden. "Public pæans of congratulation." De Quincey. 3. See Pæon.
  7. n:100 n. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)