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haikus

haikus is the plural of haiku.

Meaning of haiku

Noun

haiku (plural haiku or haikus)

  1. A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
    • Some of the results resemble haikus.2009 January 25, Colin Moynihan, “A Project Documents Inauguration Day, in Washington and Across the Globe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
  2. A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
    • Haiku, a poem

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Questions about haikus

What is haikus the plural of?
Haikus is the plural of haiku.

Words near haikus in the dictionary

  1. Haikui
  2. haikuish
  3. haikuist
  4. haikuists
  5. haikulike
  6. haikus
  7. Haikwan
  8. Haikwan tael
  9. Haikwan taels
  10. hail
  11. hail and ride

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