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Word: Picaresque
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French, from Spanish picaresco, from pícaro ‘rogue’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɪkəˈrɛsk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Short Definition:relating to episodic style of fiction dealing with adventures of rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Examples:- a picaresque adventure novel
- canonical forms of European literature such as the picaresque
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