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1. (n.) poetry
literary work in metrical form; poetic works; poems; verse.
2. poetry
the art of writing poems.
3. poetry
prose with poetic qualities.
4. poetry
poetic qualities however manifested.
5. poetry
poetic spirit or feeling.
6. poetry
something suggestive of poetry.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME poetrie < ML poētria poetic art, der. of poētapoet)
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| Definition of 'poetry' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) poetry, poesy, verse
literature in metrical form
2. (noun) poetry
any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
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1. (noun) poetry
poems or the writing of poems
I've never written any poetry before.; Do you like poetry?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) poetry
the art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression
2. (noun) poetry
imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. poetry
the gift of penetrating into the inner soul or secret of a thing, and bodying it forth rhythmically so as to captivate the imagination and the heart.
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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poetry
1. A substitute for the impossible.
2. The bill and coo of sex.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. poetry
Works that consist of literary and oral genre expressing meaning via symbolism and following formal or informal patterns.
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Sense: poems in general
He writes poetry.
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 Afrikaans: digkuns |
 Arabic: شِعْر، قَصائِد |
 Bulgarian: поезия |
 Brazilian: poesia |
 Czech: poezie |
 German: Gedichte (pl.) |
 Danish: poesi |
 Greek: ποίηση |
 Spanish: poesía |
 Estonian: luule |
 Farsi: شعر |
 Finnish: runous |
 French: poésie |
 Hebrew: שִׁירָה |
 Hindi: कविता |
 Croatian: poezija |
 Hungarian: versek |
 Indonesian: puisi |
 Icelandic: skáldskapur |
 Italian: poesia |
 Japanese: 詩 |
 Korean: 시 |
 Lithuanian: poezija |
 Latvian: dzeja |
 Malay: puisi |
 Dutch: poëzie |
 Norwegian: diktning, poesi |
 Polish: poezja |
 Persian: شعر |
 Pashto: شعر |
 Portuguese: poesia |
 Romanian: poezie |
 Russian: поэзия |
 Slovak: poézia |
 Slovenian: poezija |
 Serbian: poezija |
 Swedish: poesi |
 Thai: บทกวี |
 Turkish: şiir |
 Taiwanese: 詩(總稱) |
 Ukrainian: поезія |
 Urdu: شاعري |
 Vietnamese: thi ca |
 Chinese: 诗（总称） |
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