poésie

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See also: poesie, Poesie, and poësie

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poēsia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis).

Pronunciation

Noun

poésie f (plural poésies)

  1. poetry (literature composed in verse)
    Coordinate term: prose
  2. (figuratively) poetry

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