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| mac·a·ron·ic [ màkə rónnik ] |
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1. mixing languages in verse: describes verse containing words and phrases from everyday language mixed with Latin, other foreign words and phrases, or vernacular terms with Latinate endings, usually for comic effect
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2. relating to mixture of languages: relating to or involving a combination of two or more languages
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noun (plural mac·a·ron·ics) |
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macaronic verse: a macaronic poem, or macaronic poetry in general
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| [Early 17th century. Via modern Latin< obsolete Italian macaronico< dialect maccarone "macaroni, dumpling"] |
