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Noun: poeticism
  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."

Derived forms: poeticisms

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