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paeˇon  audio  (pn, -n) KEY 

NOUN:
In quantitative verse, a foot of one long syllable and three short syllables occurring in any order.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin paen, from Greek pain, from pain, pain, paean ; see paean


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