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Petrarchist

Petrarchist noun: a writer in the style of Petrarch.

Noun

Petrarchist (plural Petrarchists)

  1. A writer in the style of Petrarch.

Forms of Petrarchist

pluralPetrarchists

Origin of Petrarchist

From Petrarch + -ist.

Questions about Petrarchist

What does Petrarchist mean?
Petrarchist means a writer in the style of Petrarch.
What part of speech is Petrarchist?
Petrarchist is a noun.
What is the plural of Petrarchist?
The plural of Petrarchist is Petrarchists.

Words near Petrarchist in the dictionary

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

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