macaronic
/mak-uh-ron-ik/US // ˌmæk əˈrɒn ɪk //UK // (ˌmækəˈrɒnɪk) //
巨蟹座,大口径,大孔雀,大孔径
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
- : composed of a mixture of languages.
- : mixed; jumbled: His bureau drawer was a macaronic hodgepodge of unmatched socks.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : macaronics, macaronic language.
- : a macaronic verse or other piece of writing.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inmacaronic verse
as ingobbledygook
Examples
Folengo in Italy and Arena in France are considered as the macaronic classics.
Some of the triplets appear to me very poor, and hardly above macaronic Latin.
Freakish books, like macaronic poetry, written in a medley of languages, are curious.
Four Italian writers in macaronic verse are known to have lived before the year 1500.
Such was the man who has justly earned the reputation of being the first of macaronic poets.
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