US /ˈpoʊ.əm/ UK /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/
noun Freq #4047

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A piece of writing arranged in lines, often with rhythm or rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas.

    She wrote a beautiful poem about the sea.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a piece of writing arranged... verse form
Word family
Forms poems
Derived forms antipoemcyberpoemecopoemholopoemhyperpoemmetapoemmicropoemmythopoempiempoemettepoemlesspoemlet
Related forms poetpoeticpoeticspoetry

Etymology

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Displaced native Old English lēoþ.

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