What does "poean" mean?

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 is a synonym for "poean"?

Common synonyms include: poe-esque, poe-like, poeish.

Poean

//ˈpəʊən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective

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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:— […]"

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poe-esque poe-like poeish

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"The reader may judge for himself of the Poeän echoes in the following stanzas from the collections of 1851 and 1853:— […]"

Etymology

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

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