/ Dictionary / Index P Petrarch: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pe•trarch Pronunciation: (pē'trärk, pe'-), [key] — n. 1304–74, Italian poet and scholar. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: petrarch (Thesaurus) Petra Petrarchan Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language