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-poiesis

-poiesis suffix: production, creation or formation.

Suffix

-poiesis

  1. production, creation or formation

Forms of -poiesis

alternative form-poesis

Origin of -poiesis

Suffixed form of poiesis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).

Words formed from -poiesis

Questions about -poiesis

What does -poiesis mean?
-poiesis means production, creation or formation.
What part of speech is -poiesis?
-poiesis is a suffix.

Words near -poiesis in the dictionary

  1. -podium
  2. -podous
  3. -pody
  4. -poeia
  5. -poesis
  6. -poiesis
  7. -poietic
  8. -pol
  9. -poleis
  10. -polis
  11. -polises

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