Pæ·an n.  [Written also pean.]
  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, joy, or praise. --Dryden. “Public pæans of congratulation.”
  3. See Pæon.
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  Pean n.  Her. One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or.
  Pe·an n. A song of praise and triumph. See Pæan.
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  pean
       n 1: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in
            ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: paean]
       2: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric,
           paean]