peana

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peana

  • /peˈana/

Where it comes from

deriva dal latino paeana, a sua volta dal greco antico παιάν

noun

  1. canto corale, in quanto elevato in coro verso Apollo od Artemide, come preghiera o come ringraziamento
  2. figuratively scritto od orazione elogiativa

Similar: canto di vittoria, encomio, peone · Opposite: lamentazione

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noun

Similar: canto di vittoria, encomio, peone · Opposite: lamentazione

In English

  • paean any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph

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@misc{peana_2026,
  title = {peana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/peana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}