pæ′on
(pē′ŏn)
,
[L.
paeon
, Gr.
παιών
a solemn song, also, a pæon, equiv. to
παιάν
. See
Pæan
.]
(Anc. Poet.)
A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.
[Written also, less correctly,
pæan
.]