Decameron
//dɪˈkæməɹən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).
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