| NOUN | communication | pean, paean | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
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| communication | pean, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean | a formal expression of praise |
| Meaning | (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity). | |
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| Synonym | paean | |
| 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 | |
| Meaning | A formal expression of praise. | |
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| Synonyms | encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean | |
| Broader | praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment | An expression of approval and commendation |
| Spanish | apología, elogio, encomio, eulogio, panegírico | |
| Catalan | apologia, elogi, encomi, panegíric | |
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