poésie

See also: poesie, Poesie, and poësie

French

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.e.zi/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Homophone: poésies

Noun

poésie f (plural poésies)

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

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: pwezi
  • → Danish: poesi
  • → German: Poesie
  • → Romanian: poezie
  • → Polish: poezja

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