poem
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Etymology edit
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”). Displaced native Old English lēoþ.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ̯ɪm/, [ˈpʰəʊ̯ɪm]
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- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ̯əm/, /poʊ̯m/, [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)əm], [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m̩], [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m]
- (India) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ̯ɪm/, [ˈpo(ʊ̯)ɪm]
- (Malaysia, Scotland) IPA(key): /pojəm/
- (Ghana) IPA(key): /pɔɪ̯m/
- Rhymes: -əʊəm, -əʊm
Noun edit
poem (plural poems)
- A literary piece written in verse.
- 2013 July-August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
- Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.
- A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
- A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.
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literary piece written in verse
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piece of writing in the tradition of poetry
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piece of poetic writing
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Further reading edit
- “poem”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “poem”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “poem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French poème or German Poem.
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poem n (plural poeme)
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Declension of poem
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- poem in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poem (plural poems)
- poem
- 1985, John J. Graham, "E Wir ain aald language. Writin ida Shetland dialect", in Manfred Görlach, Focus on Scotland, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 193.
- Hit wisna till weel trowe da nineteent century at Shetlanders tried der haand at writin ida dialect — maistly poems, wi a antrin story noo an dan.
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- 1991, Chapman, numbers 67-70, page 36:
- And Hugh MacDiarmid was and is A Brawli Makar, for as siccan folk hand tae 't as thrugaun as a poem itsel, he daes, an daes he no.
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- 2000, Chapman, numbers 95-97, page 64:
- The pseudonym TSL first thocht on uisin stertin oot ti publish his wark wis Thrawn, an he uised this for whit we think micht be his first published poem in a Sooth African paper at haes (for nou) hidden itsel ower again amang the files.
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- 1985, John J. Graham, "E Wir ain aald language. Writin ida Shetland dialect", in Manfred Görlach, Focus on Scotland, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 193.
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Etymology edit
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).
Noun edit
poem n
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Nominative | poem | poemet | poem | poemen |
Genitive | poems | poemets | poems | poemens |
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poem n