Definition of POEMS

1. Noun. (plural of poem) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of poëm) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of POEMS

1. poem [n] - See also: poem

Medical Definition of POEMS

1. Acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes. See: POEMS syndrome. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of POEMS

poechore
poechores
poeciliid
poeciliid fish
poecilitic
poecilonym
poecilonyms
poecilopod
poecilopoda
poecilopods
poem
poematic
poemlike
poems
poems syndrome
poenamu
poenologies
poenology
poephaga
poeps
poeses
poesie
poesied
poesies
poesy
poesying

Literary usage of POEMS

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1904)
"412 s Goldsmith, Oliver—Plays and J Gray, Thomas—Poems 334 " Poems (Illus. ... 440 í Scott, Sir Walter—Lady of the Lake 300 s Thomson, James—Poems..(Illus. ..."

2. Library Journal by American Library Association, Library Association (1922)
"Out-door poems both of sea and land, done in swinging rhythms; including also ... The Junkman and Other Poems. Doubleday. Short poems in the poet's flawless ..."

3. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1918)
"Poems of Twenty Years. 1874. Knowles, Sarah E. Orlean Lamar and Other Poems. 1864. ... Newell, Robert H. The Palace Beautiful and Other Poems. 1865. ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"Besides the Latin poems contributed to the Cambridge collections, Herbert only published in his lifetime ' Parentalia,' verses in Latin and Greek to his ..."

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