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A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.

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  1. n. A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.
  2. A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable. [Written also, less correctly, pæan.]
  3. A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admittingof four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.[Written also, less correctly, pæan.]
  4. n. A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.