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rune

noun

ˈrün

Definition of rune

as in poem

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 rune Around 965, Harald Bluetooth completed Denmark's conversion to Christianity, as commemorated on the Jelling rune stone. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Dec. 2025 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 The speculation about the new album has been accompanied by a recent revamp of F+TM’s official website, which was wiped and updated with a landing page spotlighting a cryptic rune featuring two capital T’s along with four surrounding moon phases over a picture of a windswept field. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rune

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The poem’s anguished meditations on love’s savagery and isolation are designed to draw blood.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
His poems and books have been translated into Spanish, French, and Dutch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

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What elevates the greatest album of all time above more standard fodder for pregames and parking-lot smoke seshes is the neon current of romance running beneath its songs.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
In a video premiered on Monday, Cardi took over Tiny Desk and brought an eight-song masterclass in breath control, joy, and showmanship.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

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