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English Dictionary: poetic by the DICT Development Group
2 results for poetic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poetic
adj
  1. of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance"
    Synonym(s): poetic, poetical
  2. characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"
  3. of or relating to poets; "poetic insight"
  4. characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction"
    Synonym(s): poetic, poetical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Poetic \Po*et"ic\, Poetical \Po*et"ic*al\, a. [L. po[89]ticus,
      Gr. [?]: cf. F. po[82]tiquee.]
      1. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for
            writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work,
            sentiments. --Shak.
  
      2. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or
            the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical
            composition; poetical prose.
  
      {Poetic license}. See {License}, n., 4.
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