haiku
Meaning
Noun
- A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
- A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Japanese 俳句, from Middle Chinese 俳 ("paralleled [writing]") + 句.
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