"cyclic poet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyclic poets [plural]
Etymology: So called because keeping within the circle of a single subject. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyclic poet (plural cyclic poets)
  1. (historical) Any of certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote only about the Trojan war and its heroes. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-cyclic_poet-en-noun-brzkxhoX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23
  2. (by extension) Any of a coterie of poets writing on one subject. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-cyclic_poet-en-noun-PklMOLM9

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