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Meaning of Poean | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈpəʊən/

Definitions

Synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).

Examples

“The reader may judge for himself of the Poeän echoes in the following stanzas from the collections of 1851 and 1853:— […]”
“The work [English Notes (1842) by Edgar Allan Poe] is a biting satire and in part an able parody on Dicken's [Charles Dickens'] American book. The British character, customs and literary men are treated with a typically Poean vindictiveness.”
“The Poean hero must know what lies shrouded in mystery, must confront what he most fears.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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