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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   False or free-form haiku; any form of syllabically parsimonious or otherwise pithy poetry, usually comprising three lines of verse per poem. countable, uncountable

   "Hanson is no mere artificer, no pseudohaiku addict."

Example

More examples

"Hanson is no mere artificer, no pseudohaiku addict."

Etymology

Formed as pseudo- + haiku; compare the German Pseudohaiku.

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