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1300–50; Middle English poesie < Middle French < Latin poēsis < Greek poíēsis poetic art, poetry, literally, a making, equivalent to poiē-, variant stem of poieîn to make + -sis -sis
1300–50; Middle English poesie < Middle French < Latin poēsis < Greek poíēsis poetic art, poetry, literally, a making, equivalent to poiē-, variant stem of poieîn to make + -sis -sis
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| poesy (ˈpəʊɪzɪ) | |
| —n , pl -sies | |
| 1. | an archaic word for poetry |
| 2. | poetic the art of writing poetry |
| 3. | archaic, poetic or a poem or verse, esp one used as a motto |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin poēsis, from Greek, from poiēsis poetic art, creativity, from poiein to make] | |
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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).
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