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poemnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈpəʊ.ɪm/ us ​ /ˈpoʊ.əm/

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.

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(Definition of “poem” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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poemnoun [ C ]

us ​ /ˈpoʊ·əm/

› literature a piece of writing in which the words are carefully chosen for the images and ideas they suggest, and in which the sounds of the words when read aloud often follow a particular rhythmic pattern

(Definition of “poem” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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