NOUN | communication | paean, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean | a formal expression of praise |
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communication | paean, pean | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
Sounds | piy'ahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A formal expression of praise. | |
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Synonyms | encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean | |
Broader | praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment | An expression of approval and commendation |
Spanish | apología, elogio, encomio, eulogio, panegírico | |
Catalan | apologia, elogi, encomi, panegíric |
Meaning | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity). | |
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Synonym | pean | |
Category | antiquity | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
Region | Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas | A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula |
Broader | hymn, anthem | A song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) |
Spanish | peán |
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