Petrarchan
[pi-trahr-kuh n] /pɪˈtrɑr kən/
adjective, Also, Petrarchian
[pi-trahr-kee-uh n] /pɪˈtrɑr ki ən/ (Show IPA)
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of the works of .
2.
characteristic or imitative of the style of .
noun
3.
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adj.
1827 (Keats uses Petrarchal, 1818), from Francesco Petrarch (Italian Petrarca) the poet (1304-1374).
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