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poetic

English

Alternative forms

  • poetick (obsolete)
  • poetical

Etymology

From Middle French poetique, from Latin poeticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (poi?tikós) from ????? (poié?, “make”). Doublet of poietic.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /po???t?k/
  • Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

poetic (comparative more poetic, superlative most poetic)

  1. Relating to poetry.
  2. Characteristic of poets; romantic, imaginative, etc.
  3. Connecting to the soul of the beholder. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

  • prosaic

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Friulian

Adjective

poetic

  1. poetic

Interlingua

Adjective

poetic (comparative plus poetic, superlative le plus poetic)

  1. poetic

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alexandrine

English

Etymology

So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177).

Noun

alexandrine (plural alexandrines)

  1. (poetry) A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
  2. An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.

Related terms

  • Alexandrine
  • Alexandrian

Translations

References

French

Adjective

alexandrine

  1. feminine singular of alexandrin

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