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paeon

paeon, a metrical foot of one long and three short syllables (in any order)

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Paeonas Noun: masculine accusative plural of paeon

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paeon, ōnis (paean, ānis, Cic. Or. 64, 215 v. h. v.), m., = παιών,
  • a metrical foot of four syllables, three short and one long (and which, acc. to the position of the long syllable, is called primus, secundus, tertius, quartus), Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183; Quint. 9, 4, 47; 87; 110; Diom. p. 477 P.; Don. p. 1739 ib.; Mar. Vict. p. 1957.

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