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Petrarchisms

Petrarchisms is the plural of Petrarchism.

Meaning of Petrarchism

Noun

Petrarchism (countable and uncountable, plural Petrarchisms)

  1. (uncountable) The literary style of Petrarch.
    Synonyms:
    Petrarchanism
  2. (countable) Any literary work or passage written in this style.
    • But, overall, Donne's poetry represents an epistemic break with the love clichés so overused by an earlier era; and the poet was often moved to use Platonic equatings of love, beauty, and goodness to breathe new life into old Petrarchisms.2015, Philip R. Hardie, The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature

Questions about Petrarchisms

What is Petrarchisms the plural of?
Petrarchisms is the plural of Petrarchism.

Words near Petrarchisms in the dictionary

  1. Petrarchan sonnets
  2. Petrarchanism
  3. Petrarchian
  4. Petrarchianism
  5. Petrarchism
  6. Petrarchisms
  7. Petrarchist
  8. Petrarchists
  9. Petrarchize
  10. Petrarchized
  11. Petrarchizes

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