Noun: paean pee-un
- A formal expression of praise
"The retiring professor received a paean from her colleagues";
- encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean [US], laudation
- (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
"The chorus sang a paean to Apollo before the start of the Olympic games";
- pean [US]
Sounds like: pact, p, paean, paeo
Derived forms: paeans
Type of: anthem, congrats [informal], congratulations, extolment, hats off [informal], hymn, kudos, pat on the back, praise
Encyclopedia: Paean