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Rilkeana

Syllables: Ril·ke·a·na/ˌɹɪl.keɪˈɑːnə/

Rilkeana noun: belongings, manuscripts, and other items reminding of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke.

Noun

Rilkeana pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Belongings, manuscripts, and other items reminding of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
    • In the first decades of the 20th century, the famous German poet Rainer Maria Rilke spent extended periods in Ronda, where he kept a permanent room at the Hotel Reina Victoria (built in 1906). His room remains to this day as he left it: a mini-museum of Rilkeana.2018 January 9, La Cazalla de Ronda, Tajo del Abanico, Ronda, Malaga, “Things to Do in Ronda”, in Ronda: An Inspiration for Writers and Artists, and La Cazalla: The Perfect Writer’s Retreat
  2. (plural, plural-only) Poetry composed in a manner reminiscent of Rainer Maria Rilke, or else dealing with themes similar to those of Rilke's poetry.
    • 'Rilkeana: variações elegíacas' ('Rilkeana: Elegiac Variations') is a 1999 collection of poems by Ana Hatherly first published in Lisbon by Assírio & Alvim.

Origin of Rilkeana

From Rilke + -ana.

Words that rhyme with Rilkeana

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Questions about Rilkeana

What does Rilkeana mean?
Rilkeana means belongings, manuscripts, and other items reminding of the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke.
What part of speech is Rilkeana?
Rilkeana is a noun.
How do you pronounce Rilkeana?
Rilkeana is pronounced /ˌɹɪl.keɪˈɑːnə/.

Words near Rilkeana in the dictionary

  1. rilievos
  2. riling
  3. riling up
  4. Rilke
  5. Rilkean
  6. Rilkeana
  7. rill
  8. rill erosion
  9. Rilla
  10. rille
  11. rilled

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