Macaronic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
  2. composed of a mixture of languages.
  3. mixed; jumbled: His bureau drawer was a macaronic hodgepodge of unmatched socks.
noun
  1. macaronic language.
  2. a macaronic verse or other piece of writing.
adjective
  1. (of verse) characterized by a mixture of vernacular words jumbled together with Latin words or Latinized words or with words from one or more other foreign languages
noun
  1. macaronic verse
Macaronic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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