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macaronics

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Definition of macaronics word

  • noun macaronics Plural form of macaronic. 1

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Parts of speech for Macaronics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

macaronics popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for macaronics

noun macaronics

  • jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
  • amphigory — a piece of nonsensical writing in verse or, less commonly, prose
  • balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
  • baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
  • bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense

Antonyms for macaronics

noun macaronics

  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.

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