- a variation of paean.
pean
Example Sentences
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Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World The vocal by the king of jazz lent a grandfatherly wisdom to this pean to nature’s purity.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2015
The War Department, disregarding Euro pean protests, sent the 9th and 12th Divisions of the Japanese Army to Shanghai to bolster the none-too-successful blue jackets of Admirals Shiosawa and Nomura.
From Time Magazine Archive
World War II: Known as a good infantryman who knew how to train others, went to England in 1942 to command all U.S. ground forces in the Euro pean Theater of Operations.
From Time Magazine Archive
His knowledge of the region is newly acquired; he previously focused on Euro pean relations and trade, and does not speak Spanish.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not a pean of victory we sing but a requiem.
From Brock Centenary 1812-1912 by Various
