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    MACARONIC

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled togetherplay

    Example:

    macaronic verse

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Latin (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)

    vernacular (the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language))

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