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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan-toom]
- /pænˈtum/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pan-toom]
- /pænˈtum/
Definitions of pantoum word
- noun pantoum a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one. 1
- noun pantoum a verse form consisting of a series of quatrains in which the second and fourth lines of each verse are repeated as the first and third lines of the next 0
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Origin of pantoum
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < French, erroneous spelling for pantoun < Malay pantun
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Parts of speech for Pantoum
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pantoum popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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- how to write a pantoum?
- how to write a pantoum poem?
- what is a pantoum poem?
- what is a pantoum?
- what is pantoum?
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