Poe

¹ American  

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

1. Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.

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POE ² American  

Or P.O.E.

1. port of embarkation.

2. port of entry.

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POE ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. military port of embarkation

2. port of entry

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Poe ² British  

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. Edgar Allan. 1809–49, US short-story writer, poet, and critic. Most of his short stories, such as The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) and the Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840), are about death, decay, and madness. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) is regarded as the first modern detective story

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Example Sentences

The cover featured a lithograph by Odilon Redon of an enormous eye in the shape of a hot-air balloon, a piece that apparently was inspired by Poe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Both are "burning cash faster than they can generate sustainable revenue streams", analyst Poe Zhao, founder of Hello China Tech, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Skyrocket, a Los Angeles-based toy maker, sells Poe, the AI story bear.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

From the 1950s through the ’70s, he elevated schlock to an art form with films like “The Little Shop of Horrors” and his vividly stylized Edgar Allan Poe adaptations starring Vincent Price.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Finally, Mr. Poe knocked on the door and stuck his head into the bedroom.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket