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Meaning of picaresque

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

picaresque

Pronunciation:/pɪkəˈɹɛsk//pɪkəˈɹɛsk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A picaresque novel.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.

    Synonyms:roguish

  2. Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/picaresque

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