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canticle

English

Etymology

From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (song).

Noun

canticle (plural canticles)

  1. A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.

Translations

Usage notes

  • The Psalms are not considered to be canticles.

Further reading

  • canticle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • lectican

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poesy

English

Alternative forms

  • poesie, poësy

Etymology

From Middle French poesie, from Late Latin poesia, from earlier po?sis, from Ancient Greek ??????? (poí?sis).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p???zi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?po??zi/

Noun

poesy (countable and uncountable, plural poesies)

  1. A poem. [from 14th c.]
  2. (archaic) The class of literature comprising [[poems]. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: poetry, verse

Derived terms

  • posy

Verb

poesy (third-person singular simple present poesies, present participle poesying, simple past and past participle poesied)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) To write or perform poetry.

Anagrams

  • Posey, posey, poyse, sepoy

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