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po·e·sy    Audio Help   [poh-uh-see, -zee] Pronunciation Key
–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 poésis < Gk poíésis poetic art, poetry, lit., a making, equiv. to poié-, var. s. of poieǐn to make + -sis -sis]
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po·e·sy    Audio Help   (pō'ĭ-zē, -sē)  Pronunciation Key 
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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poesy

noun
literature in metrical form [syn: poetry] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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