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Petrarchan

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /pɪˈtɹɑːkən/
  • UK: pĭ-trärʹkən
  • US: /pɛˈtɹɑɹkən/
  • US: /piˈtɹɑɹkən/
  • US: pĕ-trärʹkən
  • US: pē-trärʹkən
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Francesco Petrarch, a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Petrarch + -an.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: petrarquesc — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Dutch: Petrarcaans — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Finnish: petrarcalainen — of or relating to Petrarch
  • French: pétrarquien — of or relating to Petrarch
  • German: petrarkist — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Greek: πετραρχικός (petrarchikós) — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Hungarian: petrarcai — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Italian: petrarchesco — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Macedonian: петраркистички (petrarkistički) — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Romanian: petrarchesc — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Russian: петрарки́стский (petrarkístskij) — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Serbo-Croatian: петраркѝстичкӣ — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Serbo-Croatian: petrarkìstičkī — of or relating to Petrarch
  • Spanish: petrarquesco — of or relating to Petrarch
Real reading context

Petrarchan in complete knowledge articles