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Poean

Syllables: Poe·anUK/ˈpəʊən//ˈpoʊən/

Poean adjective: synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).

poean: synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer...
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Adjective

Poean (comparative more Poean, superlative most Poean)

  1. Synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).
    • The reader may judge for himself of the Poeän echoes in the following stanzas from the collections of 1851 and 1853:— […]1902, James A[lbert] Harrison, “Appendix: Poe and [Thomas Holley] Chivers”, in Edgar Allan Poe, edited by James A. Harrison and R[obert] A[rmistead] Stewart, The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar...
    • The work [English Notes (1842) by Edgar Allan Poe] is a biting satire and in part an able parody on Dicken's [Charles Dickens'] American book. The British character, customs and literary men are treated with a typically Poean vindictiveness.1917 November, “The Finest Collection of Books and Manuscripts of Edgar Allan Poe ever Offered for Sale [An Unknown Book by Edgar Allan Poe]”, in Books, Broadsides, and Autograph Letters Relating to...

Synonyms of Poean

Forms of Poean

comparativemore Poean
superlativemost Poean

Origin of Poean

From Poe + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).

Words that rhyme with Poean

Questions about Poean

What does Poean mean?
Poean means synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).
What part of speech is Poean?
Poean is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Poean?
Poean is pronounced /ˈpəʊən/ (UK).

Words near Poean in the dictionary

  1. Poe's Law
  2. Poe-esque
  3. Poe-like
  4. POEA
  5. PoEAA
  6. Poean
  7. poebird
  8. poebirds
  9. poechite
  10. poecilid
  11. poecilids

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