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Definition of Macaronic
1. Adjective. Of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together. "Macaronic verse"
Definition of Macaronic
1. n. A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble.
Definition of Macaronic
1. Adjective. (archaic) jumbled, mixed ¹
2. Adjective. (context: literature) Written in a hodgepodge mixture of two or more languages. ¹
3. Noun. (literature) A work of macaronic character. ¹
4. Noun. (context: morphology) A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages, one of which is Latin, or a non-Latin stem with a Latin ending. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Macaronic
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macaronic
Literary usage of Macaronic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"macaronic POETRY, originally a species of Latin verse, ... The oldest German
macaronic poem is the ... Molière gives examples of French macaronic ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1901)
"macaronic Verse is properly a kind of humorous poetry, in which, along with Latin,
words of other languages are introduced with Latin inflections and ..."
3. The History of English Poetry: From the Close of the Eleventh Century to the by Thomas Warton (1840)
"His Life. Patronized by Henry, fifth earl of Northumberland. His character, and
peculiarity of style. Critical examination of his poems. macaronic poetry. ..."
4. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"Each virgo heard the demi vow With cheeks as rouge as wine, And offering each a
milk-white hand, Both whispered, "Ich bin dein!" Anonymous. macaronic MOTHER ..."
5. How to Collect Books by J. Herbert ( Slater (1905)
"... books—Curiously written books—Lord Dexter's masterpiece—macaronic poetry—Books
bound in human skin—Twin bindings—First books on given subjects. ..."
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