Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To write or perform poetry.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA poem. · The art or composition of poetry. · The class of literature comprising poems.
From Middle English poesie (Middle English po(esie) + -esy), from Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poesia, from earlier poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis). Doublet of poiesis.
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