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poeticism

noun

a poetic phrase, utterance, etc.

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
OE
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. 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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Example Sentences

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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