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haiku

/hahy-koo/US // ˈhaɪ ku //UK // (ˈhaɪkuː) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural hai·ku for 2.

    • : a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
    • : a poem written in this form.

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Examples

  • One of the project’s most innovative efforts has been putting haiku on movie marquees.

  • They only want a few words, more a haiku than a work of fiction.

  • It made no sense, except maybe as something he could customize as The Bieber Haiku.