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Decameron

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certaldesenounThe Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375), born in the town of Certaldo.
seicentonoun(historical) Italian history and culture of the 17th century.
clementine literaturenounA genre of literature consisting of writings which at one time or another were fathered upon Pope Clement I.
codexnounA book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
authenticsnoun(civil law) A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author.
trimalchionoun(fiction) A wealthy freedman in the 1st century CE Roman work of fiction Satyricon.
chauceriananounItems relating to the 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer.
cimiternounObsolete spelling of scimitar. [A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.]
don quixotenounA famous 1605–1615 Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).
juvenalnounOf a young bird: that has its first flying plumage.
menciusnounChinese philosopher, follower of Confucius (?372 - 289 B.C.E., or 385 - 303/302 B.C.E.)
old italiannounThe continuum of languages derived from Vulgar Latin spoken in the Italian peninsula between circa 960 and the establishment of the Accademia della Crusca in 1582.
decemvirnounAny member of a decemvirate, a council or ruling body of 10 people, as the Venetian Council of Ten.
monasticonnoun(archaic) A book describing or giving an account of monasteries.
chauceriannoun(literature) Of or pertaining to Geoffrey Chaucer or his writings.
legendaryHaving unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.
danteismnounThe literary style of Dante Alighieri.
commedia dell'artenoun(theater) An early form of Italian theatre characterised by stock characters in a variety of masks, popular in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.
chrestomathynounA collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
analectsnounA collection of excerpts or quotes.

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