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Boccaccio
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English
Etymology
en it Boccaccio.
Pronunciation
en /boʊˈkɑt͡ʃiˌoʊ/ /boʊˈkɑt͡ʃoʊ/ /bəˈ-/ GA
Proper noun
en Italian, notably borne by
Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), Italian writer
en R. W. B. Lewis 'Dante' w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/books/chapters/dante.html 2001-07-29 The Decameron , like Boccaccio's other writings, is thick with allusions to stories and passages in the Comedy; Boccaccio also transcribed and composed a commentary on the poem. In the early 1350s, he compiled the first biography of Dante; it remains a unique and indispensable source. https://web.archive.org/web/20220419230735/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/books/chapters/dante.html
Derived terms
en Boccaccian
Italian
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
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Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer and poet
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