POEM


Meaning of POEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpō-əm, -im, ˈpōm also ]

ˈpȯ(-)im, ˈpō-ˌem noun

Etymology: Middle French poeme, from Latin poema, from Greek poiēma, from poiein

Date: 15th century

1. : a composition in verse

2. : something suggesting a poem (as in expressiveness, lyricism, or formal grace)

the house we stayed in…was itself a poem — H. J. Laski

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.