"paean" meaning in Latin

See paean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpae̯.aːn] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpɛː.an] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “chant, song of praise”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|παιᾱ́ν||chant, song of praise}} Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “chant, song of praise”) Head templates: {{la-noun|paeān<3>|g=m}} paeān m (genitive paeānis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|paeān<3>}} Forms: paeān [canonical, masculine], paeānis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], paeān [nominative, singular], paeānēs [nominative, plural], paeānis [genitive, singular], paeānum [genitive, plural], paeānī [dative, singular], paeānibus [dative, plural], paeānem [accusative, singular], paeānēs [accusative, plural], paeāne [ablative, singular], paeānibus [ablative, plural], paeān [singular, vocative], paeānēs [plural, vocative]
  1. paean, specifically:
    (Ancient Greece, historical) Hymn to Apollo.
    Tags: declension-3, historical
    Sense id: en-paean-la-noun-L~lMGQOB Categories (other): Ancient Greece, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 24 19 6 17 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 33 15 5 13 5 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 67 33
  2. paean, specifically:
    (by extension) Hymn or song of victory or praise.
    Tags: broadly, declension-3
    Sense id: en-paean-la-noun-PNbP6Rzd
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        "learned borrowing",
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        "Hymn to Apollo."
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