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poetress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
po-e-t-ress
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female poet; a poetess.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English poetresse; compare Medieval Latin poētrix, Classical Latin poētris; equivalent to poet + -ress.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

poetresses (plural)

Questions

What does poetress mean?
A female poet; a poetess.
Where does poetress come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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