Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekποίησις
- English-poiesis
Suffixed form of poiesis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).
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Catalan -poesi
- -poesiproduction
French -poïèse
- -poïèseproduction
Italian -poiesi
- -poiesiproduction
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-poiesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poiesis
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“-poiesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poiesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-poiesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-poiesis.
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