Meaning & use
Poetess
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A female poet.
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The Victorian poetess published several volumes of verse under her own name.
Historians are rediscovering poetesses long overshadowed by their male contemporaries.
A note on using this word
Now widely considered dated and unnecessary, since 'poet' is used for writers of any gender in modern English.
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