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Pe·trarch

(pē′trärk′, pĕt′rärk′) or Pe·trar·ca (pĕ-trär′kä), Francesco 1304-1374.

Italian poet, scholar, and humanist who is famous for Canzoniere, a collection of love lyrics.

Pe·trarch′an (pĭ-trär′kən) adj.

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Petrarca - an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)

Francesco Petrarca, Petrarch

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