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petrarchize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-trar-chize
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To use the literary style of Petrarch.

Etymology

From Petrarch + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Petrarchizes (present, singular) Petrarchizing (participle, present) Petrarchized (participle, past) Petrarchized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Petrarchism

Questions

What does petrarchize mean?
To use the literary style of Petrarch.
Where does petrarchize come from?
From Petrarch + -ize.

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