mythopoeic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mith′ə pēik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
myth•o•poe•ic  (mith′ə pēik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Mythologyof or pertaining to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
Also, myth•o•po•et•ic  (mith′ə pō etik).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek mȳthopoi(ós) making tales (mȳtho- mytho- + -poios making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ic
  • 1840–50
myth′o•poeism, n. 
myth′o•poeist, n. 

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