noun
- a song of praise or triumph
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The choir sang a pean to celebrate the victory.
- His speech was a pean to the achievements of modern science.
- The poem served as a pean to the beauty of nature.
- The crowd erupted in a spontaneous pean of joy.
- She wrote a pean honoring her mentor’s contributions.
- The festival concluded with a traditional pean of thanksgiving.