GOLIARDIC

Etymology

Adjective

goliardic (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Goliards, wandering medieval students who earned money by singing and reciting poetry.

Of or pertaining to a form of medieval lyric poetry that typically celebrated licentiousness and drinking.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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