PETRARCHAN

Meaning of PETRARCHAN in English

[ pɪ'trα:k(ə)n ]

■ adjective denoting a sonnet of the kind used by the Italian poet Petrarch (1304–74), with an octave rhyming abbaabba , and a sestet typically rhyming cdcdcd or cdecde .

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PETRARCHAN — adjective see: Petrarch
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETRARCHAN — I. (ˈ)pē.|trärkən, (ˈ)pe.-, -rȧk- sometimes (ˈ)pā.- adjective also pe·trar·chi·an -kēən Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca ) died 1374 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETRARCHAN — /pi trahr"keuhn/ , adj. Also, Petrarchian /pi trahr"kee euhn/ . 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the works of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETRARCHAN — adj. of or pertaining to the works of Francesco Petrarch; characteristic of Francesco Petrarch's style; imitative of the style of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PETRARCHAN — see Petrarch
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETRARCHAN — Petrarchan BrE AmE pe ˈtrɑːk ə n pɪ-, pə- AmE \ -ˈtrɑːrk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETRARCHAN — adj. denoting a sonnet of the kind used by the Italian poet Petrarch (d. 1374), with an octave rhyming abbaabba, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETRARCHAN — adj. denoting a sonnet of the kind used by the Italian poet Petrarch (d. 1374), with an octave rhyming abbaabba, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETRARCHAN — adj. denoting a sonnet of the kind used by the Italian poet Petrarch (d. 1374), with an octave rhyming abbaabba, …
Oxford English vocab
PETRARCHAN SONNET — noun Etymology: Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) Date: circa 1909 Italian sonnet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETRARCHAN SONNET — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : a sonnet composed of an octave rhyming abba abba and a sestet with two …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETRARCHAN SONNET — a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETRARCHAN SONNET — noun Etymology: Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) Date: circa 1909 : Italian sonnet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETRARCHAN SONNET — [Pe.trar.chan sonnet] n [Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca)] (ca. 1909): italian sonnet
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SONNET — Fixed verse form having 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme. The sonnet is …
Английский словарь Британика
BÜRGER, GOTTFRIED AUGUST — born Dec. 31, 1747, Molmerswende bei Halberstadt, Brandenburg died June 8, 1794, Göttingen, Hanover German poet. He was associated with …
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PETRARCHIAN — adjective see petrarchan I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ITALIAN SONNET — noun see petrarchan sonnet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SONNET — I. ˈsänə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian sonetto, from Old Provençal sonet little song, from son song, …
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ITALIAN SONNET — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : petrarchan sonnet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETRARCHIST — /pee"trahr kist, pe"-/ , n. a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, esp. the poets of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ITALIAN SONNET. — See Petrarchan sonnet . [ 1875-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ITALIAN SONNET — Date: 1613 : a sonnet consisting of an octave rhyming abba abba and a sestet rhyming in any of various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ITALIAN SONNET — [Italian sonnet] n (1879): a sonnet consisting of an octave rhyming abba abba and a sestet rhyming in any of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SONNET — fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONCEIT — figure of speech, usually a simile or metaphor, that forms an extremely ingenious or fanciful parallel between apparently dissimilar or …
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SCEVE, MAURICE — born c. 1501, Lyon, France died 1560/64?, Lyon French poet who was considered great in his own day, then long …
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SANNAZZARO, JACOPO — born July 28, 1456, Naples died April 24, 1530, Naples Italian poet whose Arcadia was the first pastoral romance and, …
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PLEIADE, LA — group of seven French writers of the 16th century, led by Pierre de Ronsard, whose aim was to elevate the …
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PETRARCH — born July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Tuscany died July 18/19, 1374, Arqu, near Padua, Carrara Italian in full Francesco Petrarca Italian …
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MAROT, CLMENT — born 1496?, Cahors, Fr. died September 1544, Turin, Savoy [now in Italy] one of the greatest poets of the French …
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