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 Definitions of haiku  [ˈhaɪ ku]  

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Definition of 'haiku' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) haiku
a Japanese poem or verse form, consisting of 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, often about nature or a season.

Etymology:  (1895–1900; < Japn)

Definition of 'haiku' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) haiku
an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines

'haiku' - Nearby Entries  

haida  haifa  haik  haiku  hail-fellow  hail-fellow-well-met  haile selassie  



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