pleasure-dome

Questions

What does pleasure-dome mean?

Alternative spelling of pleasuredome.

Where does pleasure-dome come from?

See pleasuredome; pleasure-dome was the original form as found in Kubla Khan in 1816, but it is now less common than the other two forms, pleasuredome and pleasure dome.

How to pronounce pleasure-dome

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