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metapoem

metapoem noun: a work of metapoetry; a poem about poetry.

Noun

metapoem (plural metapoems)

  1. A work of metapoetry; a poem about poetry.
    • The three metapoems of L'Allegria make the point that poetry is concerned with transcending the real, and representing the Ideal.2000, Vivienne Suvini-Hand, Mirage and Camouflage

Forms of metapoem

pluralmetapoems

Origin of metapoem

From meta- + poem.

Questions about metapoem

What does metapoem mean?
Metapoem means a work of metapoetry; a poem about poetry.
What part of speech is metapoem?
Metapoem is a noun.
What is the plural of metapoem?
The plural of metapoem is metapoems.

Words near metapoem in the dictionary

  1. metapodialia
  2. metapodials
  3. metapodiophalangeal
  4. metapodium
  5. metapodosomal
  6. metapoem
  7. metapoems
  8. metapoet
  9. metapoetic
  10. metapoetical
  11. metapoetically

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