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poesy definition

po·esy (pō′ə sē′, -zē′)

noun pl. poesies -·sies

  1. Old-fashioned poetry
  2. Obsolete
    1. a poem
    2. a motto

Etymology: ME poesie < OFr < L poesis < Gr poiēsis < poiein: see poem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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