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haiku

A haiku is a Japanese verse poem of unrhymed lines which are written in a structure of 5 syllables for first line, 7 syllables for second line, then 5 syllables for third line. (noun)

An example of a haiku is a short poem about nature.

See haiku in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a Japanese verse form, rendered in English as three unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (total 17 syllables), often on some subject in nature
pl. haiku a poem in this form

See haiku in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(hīˈko͞o)

noun pl. haiku haiku also hai·kus

A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.
A poem written in this form.

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