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Definition of
haiku noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
haiku
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈhaɪku
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
haɪˈku
/
/
(
pl.
haiku
or
haikus
)
(
from Japanese
)
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a poem with three lines and usually 17 syllables, written in a style that is traditional in Japan
See
haiku
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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