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poesy

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po⋅e⋅sy

  [poh-uh-see, -zee]
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–noun, plural -sies.
1. the work or the art of poetic composition.
2. Archaic.
a. poetry in general.
b. verse or poetry in metrical form.
3. Obsolete.
a. a poem or verse used as a motto. Compare posy (def. 2).
b. a poem.
Origin:
1300–50; ME poesie < MF < L poēsis < Gk poíēsis poetic art, poetry, lit., a making, equiv. to poiē-, var. s. of poieîn to make + -sis -sis
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po·e·sy   (pō'ĭ-zē, -sē)   
n.   pl. po·e·sies

  1. Poetical works; poetry.

  2. The art or practice of composing poems.

  3. The inspiration involved in composing poetry.


[Middle English poesie, from Old French, from Latin poēsis, from Greek poiēsis, from poiein, to create; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

poesy 
c.1300, from O.Fr. poesie, from V.L. poesia, from L. poesis "poetry," from Gk. poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose" (see poet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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