Petrarchanism
English
editEtymology
editFrom Petrarchan + -ism.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /pɪˈtɹɑːkənɪzəm/, enPR: pĭ-trärʹkə-nĭ-zəm
- (US) IPA(key): /pɛˈtɹɑɹkənɪzəm/, /piˈtɹɑɹkənɪzəm/, enPR: pĕ-trärʹkə-nĭ-zəm, pē-trärʹkə-nĭ-zəm
- Hyphenation: Pe‧trarch‧an‧ism
Noun
editPetrarchanism (uncountable)
- (literature) The influential style of Petrarch.
- Synonym: Petrarchism
Translations
editthe literary style of Petrarch — see Petrarchism