mythopoetic

[mith-uh-pee-ik]

adjective

of or pertaining to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.

Also, myth·o·po·et·ic

[mith-uh-poh-et-ik] .

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek mȳthopoi(ós) making tales (mȳtho- mytho- + -poios making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ic

Related forms

myth·o·poe·ism, noun

myth·o·poe·ist, noun

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Mythopoetic is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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