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paean noun
/ˈpiː.ən/ n [C] literary Definition
a song, film or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically
The song is a paean to solitude and independence.
(Definition of paean noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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