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cyclic poet

cyclic poet noun: any of certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote only about the Trojan war and its heroes.

Noun

cyclic poet (plural cyclic poets)

  1. (historical) Any of certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote only about the Trojan war and its heroes.
  2. (broadly) Any of a coterie of poets writing on one subject.
    • The Homer of this race of cyclic poets was to be an Italian1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity

Forms of cyclic poet

pluralcyclic poets

Origin of cyclic poet

So called because keeping within the circle of a single subject.

Questions about cyclic poet

What does cyclic poet mean?
Cyclic poet means any of certain epic poets who followed Homer, and wrote only about the Trojan war and its heroes.
What part of speech is cyclic poet?
Cyclic poet is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclic poet?
The plural of cyclic poet is cyclic poets.

Words near cyclic poet in the dictionary

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