ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Paeon

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Paeon is a noun meaning (poetry) A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.

Meaning

(poetry) A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paeonics, proceleusmatic, anceps, pentapody, pyrrhic, spondee.

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