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macaronism

macaronism noun: macaronic language.

Noun

macaronism (countable and uncountable, plural macaronisms)

  1. Macaronic language.
  2. (historical) Tendency to comport oneself like a macaroni (young fop in the 18th century).

Forms of macaronism

pluralmacaronisms
alternative formmaccaronism

Questions about macaronism

What does macaronism mean?
Macaronism means macaronic language.
What part of speech is macaronism?
Macaronism is a noun.
What is the plural of macaronism?
The plural of macaronism is macaronisms.

Words near macaronism in the dictionary

  1. macaronick
  2. macaronicks
  3. macaronics
  4. macaronies
  5. macaronis
  6. macaronism
  7. macaronisms
  8. macaronistic
  9. macarons
  10. macaroon
  11. macaroonlike

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