Boccaccio
/boʊˈkɑt͡ʃiˌoʊ/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian.
"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."
Antonyms
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More examples"Chaucer and Boccaccio are two writers."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Boccaccio.