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poem

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈpəʊ.ɪm/ US  /ˈpoʊ.əm/

Definition

B1 a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest: a book of love poems The poet recited some of her recent poems.Poetry
(Definition of poem noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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