/ Dictionary / Index P Petrarchan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pe•trar•chan Pronunciation: (pi-trär'kun), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the works of Petrarch. characteristic or imitative of the style of Petrarch. —n. Petrarchist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Petrarch Petrarchan sonnet 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