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poeticism

 
Dictionary: po·et·i·cism   (pō-ĕt'ĭ-sĭz'əm) pronunciation
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A poetic expression that is hackneyed, archaic, or excessively artificial.


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poeticism [poh‐et‐is‐izm], a word or phrase that survives only within a tradition of poetic diction, usually an archaism like of yore or a conventional syncope such as o'er.

 
 
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