First Known Use: 1938
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senryu
noun sen·ryu \ˈsen-rē-(ˌ)ü\
plural senryu
Definition of SENRYU
: a 3-line unrhymed Japanese poem structurally similar to haiku but treating human nature usually in an ironic or satiric vein
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Origin of SENRYU
Japanese
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