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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Noun
Singular:
poetry
Plural:
poetriesOrigin of Poetry
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From French poetrie, from Latin poetria, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poiesis, “poetry"), from ποιέω (poieō, “I make, do, create").
From Wiktionary
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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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