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pean

UK/piːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)

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Origin

Derived from Middle French penne (“feather”), from penna (“feather”); doublet of pen and penna.

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