Petrarch Francesco

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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