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poeticism
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A poetic phrase, utterance, etc.
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noun
A poetic phrase, utterance, etc.
“Just as ‘hath’ is a poeticism in Keats and an unmarked form for Shakespeare, ‘sogebided’ may have been a poeticism to Alfred and an unmarked form for Qedmon.”
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Just as ‘hath’ is a poeticism in Keats and an unmarked form for Shakespeare, ‘sogebided’ may have been a poeticism to Alfred and an unmarked form for Qedmon.
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