sympoiesis

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noun

collective creation or organization

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounsympoiesis (uncountable)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσύν“together”
  2. Englishsympoiesis

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “together”) and ποίησις (poíēsis, “creation, production”), coined c. 1998 by M. Beth Dempster.

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APA

sympoiesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympoiesis

MLA

“sympoiesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympoiesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sympoiesis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympoiesis.

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