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Petrarchan

Syllables: Pe·trarch·anUK/pɪˈtɹɑːkən/US/pɛˈtɹɑɹkən/

Petrarchan adjective: of or relating to Francesco Petrarch, a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.

Adjective

Petrarchan (comparative more Petrarchan, superlative most Petrarchan)

  1. Of or relating to Francesco Petrarch, a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.

Forms of Petrarchan

comparativemore Petrarchan
superlativemost Petrarchan
alternative uncommonPetrarchian

Origin of Petrarchan

From Petrarch + -an.

Words formed from Petrarchan

Phrases with Petrarchan

Words that rhyme with Petrarchan

Questions about Petrarchan

What does Petrarchan mean?
Petrarchan means of or relating to Francesco Petrarch, a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.
What part of speech is Petrarchan?
Petrarchan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Petrarchan?
Petrarchan is pronounced /pɪˈtɹɑːkən/ (UK).

Words near Petrarchan in the dictionary

  1. petralogy
  2. Petrarca
  3. Petrarcas
  4. Petrarch
  5. Petrarchal
  6. Petrarchan
  7. Petrarchan sonnet
  8. Petrarchan sonnets
  9. Petrarchanism
  10. Petrarchian
  11. Petrarchianism

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