ethopoetic

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἠθοποιητικός (ēthopoiētikós), from ἦθος (êthos) + ποιέω (poiéō).

Adjective

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ethopoetic (comparative more ethopoetic, superlative most ethopoetic)

  1. (obsolete) Expressing character.
    • 1652, Thomas Urquhart, The Jewel:
      a flourish of mimick and ethopoetick gestures

References

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ethopoetic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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