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poetesses

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po⋅et⋅ess

  [poh-i-tis]
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–noun
a woman who writes poetry.
Origin:
1520–30; poet + -ess

Usage note:
See -ess.
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po·et·ess   (pō'ĭ-tĭs)   
n.  A woman who is a writer of poems. See Usage Note at -ess.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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