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poetic justice

po·et·ic jus·tice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poh-et-ik juhs-tis]
    • /poʊˈɛt ɪk ˈdʒʌs tɪs/
    • /pəʊˈet.ɪk ˈdʒʌstɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-et-ik juhs-tis]
    • /poʊˈɛt ɪk ˈdʒʌs tɪs/

Definitions of poetic justice words

  • noun poetic justice an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction. 1
  • uncountable noun poetic justice If you describe something bad that happens to someone as poetic justice, you mean that it is exactly what they deserve because of the things that that person has done. 0
  • noun poetic justice fitting retribution; just deserts 0
  • noun poetic justice justice, as in some plays, stories, etc., in which good is rewarded and evil punished, often in an especially fitting way 0
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Origin of poetic justice

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30

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Parts of speech for Poetic justice

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Poetic justice

poetic justice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

poetic justice usage trend in Literature

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