Decameron
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
the Decameron
- A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
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Further reading[edit]
- “Decameron”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “the Decameron”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “ten days”, coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /de.ka.meˈrɔn/, /deˈka.me.ron/
- Rhymes: -ɔn, -ameron
- Hyphenation: De‧ca‧me‧ròn, De‧cà‧me‧ron
Proper noun[edit]
il Decameron m
- Decameron (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio)
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- Italian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɔn
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- Rhymes:Italian/ameron
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- Italian lemmas
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