poem
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpəʊ.ɪm//
- United Kingdom/[ˈpʰəwɪm]/
- United Kingdom//ˈpəʊ.əm//
- United Kingdom//ˈpɔːɪm//
- United States//ˈpoʊ.əm//
A literary piece written in verse.
noun
- 1
A literary piece written in verse.
Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes.
- 2
A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
- 3
A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.
Etymology
From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”). Widely displaced English leed.
Forms
- plural
- poems