/ ˈpəʊəzi; -si; NAmE ˈpoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] ( literary ) poetry
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French poesie , via Latin from Greek poēsis , variant of poiēsis making, poetry, from poiein create.
/ ˈpəʊəzi; -si; NAmE ˈpoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] ( literary ) poetry
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French poesie , via Latin from Greek poēsis , variant of poiēsis making, poetry, from poiein create.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005