poem
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα, from ποιέω ("I make").
Pronunciation- (British) IPA: /ˈpəʊɪm/, [ˈpʰəʊ̯ɪm], /ˈpəʊəm/, /ˈpɔː.ɪm/
- (America) IPA: /ˈpoʊəm/, /poʊm/, [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)əm], [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m̩], [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m]
- (Aus) IPA: /ˈpɔʊ(ə)m/
- (India) IPA: /ˈpoʊɪm/, [ˈpo(ʊ̯)ɪm]
- (Malaysia, Scotland) IPA: /pojəm/
- (Ghana) IPA: /pɔɪm/
poem (plural poems)
- A literary piece written in verse.
- 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.
- French: poème
- German: Gedicht, Poem
- Italian: poema, poesia
- Portuguese: poema, poesia
- Russian: стихотворе́ние
- Spanish: poema, poesía, oda
- French: poème
- German: Dichtung
- Italian: poema, poesia
- Portuguese: poema, poesia
- Russian: стихотворе́ние
- Spanish: poema
- French: poème
- German: Gedicht
- Italian: poema, poesia
- Portuguese: poema, poesia
- Russian: стихотворе́ние
- Spanish: poema
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