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paeon

paeon noun: a foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.

Noun

paeon (plural paeons)

  1. A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.

Forms of paeon

pluralpaeons

Words formed from paeon

Questions about paeon

What does paeon mean?
Paeon means a foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
What part of speech is paeon?
Paeon is a noun.
What is the plural of paeon?
The plural of paeon is paeons.

Words near paeon in the dictionary

  1. paenulae
  2. paenulas
  3. paenultima law
  4. paenungulate
  5. paenungulates
  6. paeon
  7. Paeonia
  8. paeoniaceous
  9. Paeonian
  10. Paeonians
  11. paeonic

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