Meaning of palincestuous | Babel Free
Definitions
Adjective. [C1]
Examples
“Palincestuous relationships : a temporal reading of Michel Tournier's Le Médianoche amoureux”
“This is the wordplayer's ad hoc approach⟳: recycle⟳ the existent. It makes Tournier, like⟳ Joyce, a 'palincestuous' writer.”
“This is the palincestuous technique at its most productive, where the prose is expansive rather than reductive, always working to enliven the sensibility of the reader.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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