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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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With Nolan and Emma Thomas producing for Syncopy, The Odyssey adapts Homer’s epic poem in telling the story of Odysseus (Damon) making his way home to Ithaca after the Trojan War.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
Even worse, Juliet has a three-page invitation poem about leaving all of their baggage and drama behind and meeting them in the castle.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

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Watermarks would indicate that the rights to a song were owned by a particular music label or that the rights to a movie were held by a film studio.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cameras have spotted Kaydee and Shadow singing morning songs and flying around together since the death of Shadow’s former partner, Jackie.

— Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

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