Speakur

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petrarchism

/pɛˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Pe-trarch-ism
IPA
/pɛˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The literary style of Petrarch.

Uncountable

noun

Any literary work or passage written in this style.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Petrarch + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɛˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/
  • British English: /pɪˈtɹɑːkɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Petrarchisms (plural)

Phrases

anti-Petrarchism

Synonyms

Petrarchanism

Questions

How do you pronounce petrarchism?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛˈtɹɑɹkɪzəm/.
What does petrarchism mean?
The literary style of Petrarch.
Where does petrarchism come from?
From Petrarch + -ism.

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