macaronicism
macaronicism noun: the use of macaronic language; The mixing of two or more languages in a single work.
Noun
macaronicism (countable and uncountable, plural macaronicisms)
- The use of macaronic language; The mixing of two or more languages in a single work.
- Before quitting this division of macaronicism, we must not forget the amusing specimen given by Molière in the troisième intermede of Le Malade Imaginaire , where Argan the invalid is to be admitted a doctor .1831, William Sandys, Specimens of Macaronic Poetry, page xv
- Klymasz argues that macaronicism is a comic device in The Street Where I Live, but he stops short of discussing the ways Haas uses macaronic humour to undermine the dominance of Anglo-Canadian culture.2005, Lisa Grekul, Leaving Shadows: Literature in English by Canada's Ukrainians
Forms of macaronicism
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Origin of macaronicism
From macaronic + -ism.
Questions about macaronicism
- What does macaronicism mean?
- Macaronicism means the use of macaronic language; The mixing of two or more languages in a single work.
- What part of speech is macaronicism?
- Macaronicism is a noun.
- What is the plural of macaronicism?
- The plural of macaronicism is macaronicisms.
Words near macaronicism in the dictionary
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