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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poetic \Po*et"ic\, Poetical \Po*et"ic*al\, a. [L. po["e]ticus,
Gr ?: cf F. po['e]tiquee.]
1. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for
writing poetry; as poetic talent, theme, work
sentiments. --Shak.
2. Expressed in metrical form exhibiting the imaginative or
the rhythmical quality of poetry; as a poetical
composition; poetical prose.
{Poetic license}. See {License}, n., 4.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
poetical
adj 1: of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic
romance" [syn: {poetic}]
2: characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction"
[syn: {poetic}]
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