runes

noun

plural of rune
as in poems
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect wrote many mournful runes after her lover's untimely death

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Recent Examples of runes The suspect's shotgun and notes both featured Nordic runes. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 The symbol for Bluetooth comes from a combination of two ancient Nordic runes, or symbols, for the king’s initials. — Shreyas Sen, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026 The hot, scarred night of Mustafar is never-changing, the cave lit by the eternal glow of the ancient runes. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025 Reading the runes of the Apple special event invites is always interesting. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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  1. poems
  2. songs
Noun
  • Working in both color and in black and white, his subjects — sometimes family, sometimes random people, sometimes buildings or streets with nobody in sight — can have the warmth and intensity of his poems.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For Fried is, as his poems prove, a writer attuned to the shape of thought and the sound of a word.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of poems
Noun
  • The production features songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Their friendship was one of many laughs, songs and adventures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of songs

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