Petrarchanism
English
Etymology
From Petrarchan + -ism.
Pronunciation
- (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
Petrarchanism (uncountable)
- (literature) The influential style of Petrarch.
- Synonym: Petrarchism
Translations
the literary style of Petrarch — see Petrarchism