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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poem

/ˈpoʊ.əm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
po-em
IPA
/ˈpoʊ.əm/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A literary piece written in verse.

noun

A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.

noun

A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Widely displaced English leed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: poème, poēma, ποίημα

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpoʊ.əm/
  • British English: /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/

Inflected Forms

poems (plural) poëm (alternative, archaic) poeme (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

antipoem cyberpoem ecopoem holopoem hyperpoem metapoem micropoem mythopoem piem poemette poemless poemlet

Phrases

altar poem blackout poem concrete poem diamante poem diamond poem echo poem epic poem erasure poem

Frequently Paired Words

poet poetic poetics poetry

Synonyms

song verse form

Rhymes With

jeroboam phloem proem home go home come home group home rome dome chrome foam rom

Questions

How do you pronounce poem?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊ.əm/.
What does poem mean?
A literary piece written in verse.
Where does poem come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce poem

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