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paeon

pae·on
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pee-uh n, -on]
    • /ˈpi ən, -ɒn/
    • /ˈpiːən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pee-uh n, -on]
    • /ˈpi ən, -ɒn/

Definitions of paeon word

  • noun paeon Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order. 1
  • noun paeon a metrical foot of four syllables, with one long one and three short ones in any order 0
  • noun paeon a foot of three short syllables and one long syllable occurring in any order 0

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Origin of paeon

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin paeōn < Greek paiōn, Attic variant of paiā́n; see paean

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Paeon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

paeon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

paeon usage trend in Literature

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