Antonyms for macaronic
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mak-uh-ron-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmæk əˈrɒn ɪk |
Definition of macaronic
Origin :- 1610s, in reference to a form of verse consisting of vernacular words in a Latin context with Latin endings; applied loosely to verse in which two or more languages are jumbled together; from Modern Latin macaronicus (coined 1517 by Teofilo Folengo), from dialectal Italian maccarone (see macaroni), in reference to the mixture of words in the verse: "quoddam pulmentum farina, caseo, botiro compaginatum, grossum, rude, et rusticanum" [Folengo].
- As in macaronic verse : noun nonsense verse
- As in gobbledygook : noun jargon
- I told him in three languages—in Italian, in French, and in Latin (macaronic, of course); but it was dense darkness to him.
- Extract from : « Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Dupr » by Giovanni Dupr
- Macaronic Poetry creates but little interest in these days, though there are still students who appreciate some of its qualities.
- Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
- He himself observed due measure in it; but in the hands of his successors it degraded French to an almost Macaronic jargon.
- Extract from : « A Short History of French Literature » by George Saintsbury
- For humorous but vivid pictures of a professor's lecture-room, see the macaronic poems of Odassi and Fossa quoted by me in vol.
- Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7) » by John Addington Symonds
- Folengo in Italy and Arena in France are considered as the macaronic classics.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2 » by Various
- Freakish books, like macaronic poetry, written in a medley of languages, are curious.
- Extract from : « The Library » by Andrew Lang
- Four Italian writers in macaronic verse are known to have lived before the year 1500.
- Extract from : « A History of Caricature and Grotesque » by Thomas Wright
- Such was the man who has justly earned the reputation of being the first of macaronic poets.
- Extract from : « A History of Caricature and Grotesque » by Thomas Wright
- What we may term the filth, indeed, forms a large proportion of the Italian macaronic poetry.
- Extract from : « A History of Caricature and Grotesque » by Thomas Wright
- We may take a single example of the English macaronic from this poem, which will not need an English translation.
- Extract from : « A History of Caricature and Grotesque » by Thomas Wright
Synonyms for macaronic
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