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pillow word

pillow word noun: in Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.

Noun

pillow word (plural pillow words)

  1. In Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.

Forms of pillow word

pluralpillow words

Origin of pillow word

Calque of Japanese 枕詞 (makurakotoba).

Questions about pillow word

What does pillow word mean?
Pillow word means in Japanese waka poetry, a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else.
What part of speech is pillow word?
Pillow word is a noun.
What is the plural of pillow word?
The plural of pillow word is pillow words.

Words near pillow word in the dictionary

  1. pillow princesses
  2. pillow queen
  3. pillow queens
  4. pillow shading
  5. pillow talk
  6. pillow word
  7. pillow words
  8. pillow-biter
  9. pillow-biters
  10. pillow-case
  11. pillow-cases

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