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Definition of pean

pean
Paean P[ae]"an (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr. Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. P[ae]on, Peony.] [Written also pean.] 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities. 2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. --Dryden. ``Public p[ae]ans of congratulation.' --De Quincey. 3. See P[ae]on.
Pean
Pean Pean, n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or.
Pean
Pean Pe"an, n. A song of praise and triumph. See P[ae]an.

Meaning of pean from wikipedia

- Pean or PEAN may refer to: Pean (bishop of Poznan), a 12th-century bishop of Poznan pean, in heraldry, a variant of the ermine fur motif péan, a hemostat...
- Πανελλήνιος Ένωσις Αγωνιζόμενων Νέων, Panellínios Énosis Agonizómenon Néon, ΠΕΑΝ, PEAN) was an anti-**** and anti-fascist movement that took part in the Gr**** resistance...
- see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Neak Pean (or Neak Poan) (Khmer: ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ, "the entwined serpents") at Angkor...
- Pierre Péan (5 March 1938 – 25 July 2019) was a French investigative journalist and author of many books concerned with political scandals. In 1983 Pierre...
- A. Péan is a French tennis player from the early 20th century. She won the 1907 Open mixed doubles of the French Championships alongside Robert Wallet...
- Monique Péan (born c. 1981) is an American artist whose practice is focused on fine jewelry, sculpture, painting and furniture. Her studio is based in...
- Jules-Émile Péan (29 November 1830 – 20 January 1898) was one of the great French surgeons of the 19th century. Péan was born in 1830 in Marboué, french...
- Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C., (born May 25, 1954) is a Haitian clergyman of the Catholic Church who has served as Bishop of Les Gonaïves since 2003. Péan was born...
- Pean was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Poznan, Poland in the twelfth century. Little is known about his life, career, or episcopacy. He is mentioned as the...
- hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp; arterial forceps; and pean, after Jules-Émile Péan) is a tool used to control bleeding during surgery. Similar in...