PETRARCH

Meaning of PETRARCH in English

Petrarch BrE AmE

(1304–1374) an Italian poet whose best known works include the Canzoniere , a collection of poems, mostly ↑ sonnet s , about his love for a woman named Laura

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PETRARCH — biographical name 1304-1374 It. Francesco Petrarca Italian poet, ~an adjective
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PETRARCH — Italian Francesco Petrarca born July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Tuscany died July 18/19, 1374, Arquà, near Padua, Carrara Italian scholar, poet, …
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PETRARCH — /pee"trahrk, pe"-/ , n. ( Francesco Petrarca ) 1304-74, Italian poet and scholar.
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PETRARCH — n. family name; Francesco Petrarch or Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Italian humanist and poet who was famous for love lyrics
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PETRARCH — biographical name 1304-1374 Italian Francesco Petrarca Italian poet • Pe·trarch·an pē-ˈträr-kən, pe- adjective
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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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PETRARCH — Petrarch BrE AmE ˈpetr ɑːk AmE \ -ɑːrk
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PETRARCH — n. Italian Francesco Petrarca born July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Tuscany died July 18/19, 1374, Arquà, near Padua, Carrara Italian scholar, …
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PETRARCH — Франческо Петрарка
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PETRARCH — n. Pronunciation: ' p ē - ˌ trärk, ' pe- Function: biographical name 1304-1374 It. Francesco Petrarca Ital. poet – …
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PETRARCA — Petrarca npr Petrarch
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PETRARCHAN SONNET — noun Etymology: Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) Date: circa 1909 Italian sonnet
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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 …
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PETRARCHIST — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷_kə̇st noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized : a poet writing in a manner characteristic or imitative of Petrarch …
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PETRARCHIST — /pee"trahr kist, pe"-/ , n. a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, esp. the poets of the …
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PETRARCHISM — /pee"trahr kiz'euhm, pe"-/ , n. the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical …
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PETRARCHAN — /pi trahr"keuhn/ , adj. Also, Petrarchian /pi trahr"kee euhn/ . 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the works of …
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PETRARCHAN — adj. of or pertaining to the works of Francesco Petrarch; characteristic of Francesco Petrarch's style; imitative of the style of …
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SONNET — fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed …
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HUMANISM — an attitude of mind attaching prime importance to human beings and human values, often regarded as the central theme of …
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HISTORIOGRAPHY — the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars …
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MARTINI, SIMONE — born c. 1284, , Siena, Republic of Siena died 1344, Avignon, Provence important exponent of Gothic painting who did more …
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LAURA — the beloved of the Italian poet Petrarch and the subject of his love lyrics, written over a period of about …
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ITALIAN LITERATURE — the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that …
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CRUSCA ACADEMY — Italian Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the Chaff) Italian literary academy founded in Florence in 1582 for the purpose of …
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CINO DA PISTOIA, — original name Cino Dei Sighibuldi born c. 1270, , Pistoia, near Florence died 1336/37, Pistoia Italian jurist, poet, and prose …
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BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI — born 1313, Paris, Fr. died Dec. 21, 1375, Certaldo, Tuscany Boccaccio, detail of a fresco by Andrea del Castagno; in …
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BEMBO, PIETRO — born May 20, 1470, Venice died Jan. 18, 1547, Rome Renaissance cardinal who wrote one of the earliest Italian grammars …
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