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Chauceresque
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English
Etymology
From en Chaucer -esque.
Pronunciation
chô'sə-rĕskʹ
en /ˌtʃɔːsəˈɹɛsk/ UK
en /ˌt͡ʃɔsəˈɹɛsk/ US
en ɛsk 3
en Chau cer esque
Adjective
en literature Reminiscent of the style of Geoffrey Chaucer (circa 1343–1400), major English poet of the Middle Ages.
en 2011 Melvin J. Lasky Media Warfare: The Americanization of Language 3 35 a shocking word of Chauceresque earthiness
en 2011 Mike Paterson Inside Dickens' London 125 Thrust together in a small vehicle for hours, or even days, they would have no choice but to get to know each other and the result might be a Chauceresque exchange of stories.
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