Meaning & use
Paeon
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A metrical foot in classical poetry consisting of one long syllable and three short syllables, in any order.
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The scholar identified a paeon in the opening line of the ancient ode.
Paeons appear frequently in Greek lyric poetry but are rare in English verse.
A note on using this word
Named after Paeon, physician to the gods in Greek mythology, the term is chiefly used in the technical study of classical prosody.
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