Poetry Definition

pōĭ-trē
noun
The art, theory, or structure of poems.
Webster's New World
Poems regarded as forming a division of literature.
American Heritage
The poetic works of a given author, group, nation, or kind.
American Heritage
Poems; poetical works.
Webster's New World
Literature written in meter; verse.
American Heritage
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poetry
Plural:
poetries

Origin of Poetry

  • From French poetrie, from Latin poetria, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis, “poetry"), from ποιέω (poieō, “I make, do, create").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English poetrie from Old French from Medieval Latin poētria from Latin poēta poet poet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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