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And in poetic use it is found in many more, as in English and German.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to poetry: poetic works.
  2. adjective Having a quality or style characteristic of poetry: poetic diction.
  3. adjective Suitable as a subject for poetry: a poetic romance.
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  • His prose-stile is as perfect in its kind as his poetic, and has all the beauties proper for it, joined to an uncommon force and perspicuity. —  The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland
  • And in poetic use it is found in many more, as in English and German. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4
  • Nevertheless, the descriptions of Soma, though couched in poetic language full of metaphor and almost deliriously lyrical, were as precise as they were varied. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 2
  • "Ever since I discovered the talent in me, I have longed to know this." —  The Miko
  • 'Are you senior Captain?' —  Sharpe's Enemy
 

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alliteration · cicala · metaphor · gloaming · goliardery · o'ertake · rainbow kisses · curve of the moon · poetry in motion · edge of a shadow

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin poēticus, from Greek poiētikos, inventive, from poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French poëtique = Spanish po-ético = Portuguese Italian poetico (cf. Dutch G.poetisch = Swedish Danish poetisk), from Latin poeticus, from Greek ποιητικός, creative, poetic, from ποιεῖν, make (later ποιητής, poet): see poet.
 

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