"poetry" meaning in English

See poetry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊɪtri/ [UK], /ˈpoʊətri/ [US] Audio: en-us-poetry.ogg [US] Forms: poetry [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The art of writing poems.
    Sense id: simple-poetry-en-noun-dz77qyC7
  2. A group of poems.
    Sense id: simple-poetry-en-noun-5NMmhdBi
  3. Poems in general.
    Sense id: simple-poetry-en-noun-CVk4SGzj
  4. beautiful words or speech.
    Sense id: simple-poetry-en-noun-NYAsgKDl
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