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maccaronism

maccaronism is the alternative spelling of macaronism.

Meaning of macaronism

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 maccaronism

pluralmaccaronisms

Questions about maccaronism

What is maccaronism the alternative spelling of?
Maccaronism is the alternative spelling of macaronism.

Words near maccaronism in the dictionary

  1. Maccao
  2. maccaron
  3. maccaroni
  4. maccaronic
  5. maccaronis
  6. maccaronism
  7. maccarons
  8. Maccas
  9. MacCauley
  10. maccaw
  11. MacCawley

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