Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poëm

/pˈoʊəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: po-em
IPA: /pˈoʊəm/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of poem.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"We cannot indeed recommend these Poëms as any standard of polite taste and elevated genius, nor as perfect patterns for imitation."
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"Harte (Walter). — Essay on painting; in his poëms on several occasions. London. 1727. in-8°."
"6. John Douglass, bishop of Centurio and vicar apostolic in the London district, 1794, in-4°. 7. The Battle of Bangor, satirical poëm (la bataille de Bangor, ou le triomphe de l’Église). 8. The first Eklog of Virgil translated into skottic vers."
"895 Milton, J. Works, containing : paradise lost, a poëm, and paradise regained, Simson agonistes and poëms…"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

poëms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce poëm?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈoʊəm/.
What does poëm mean?: Alternative spelling of poem.

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