Antonyms for macaronics
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mak-uh-ron-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmæk əˈrɒn ɪk |
Definition of macaronics
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
- We find them in the Macaronics of Merlin Coccaius, and in scores of older authorities.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 » by Various
Synonyms for macaronics
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