BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI

Meaning of BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI in English

Boc ‧ cac ‧ ci ‧ o, Gio ‧ van ‧ ni /bɒˈkætʃiəʊ $ -ˈkɑːt-, dʒəʊˈvɑːni/ BrE AmE

(1313–75) an Italian writer whose book of stories called The ↑ Decameron had an important influence on European literature

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BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI — born 1313, Paris, France died Dec. 21, 1375, Certaldo, Tuscany Italian poet and scholar. His life was full of difficulties …
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BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI — born 1313, Paris, Fr. died Dec. 21, 1375, Certaldo, Tuscany Boccaccio, detail of a fresco by Andrea del Castagno; in …
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BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI — born 1313, Paris, France died Dec. 21, 1375, Certaldo, Tuscany Italian poet and scholar. His life was full of difficulties …
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GIOVANNI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Giovanni Antonio Canal Giovanni da Bologna Tommaso Di Giovanni Di Simone Guidi Stefano di …
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BOCCACCIO — biographical name Giovanni 1313-1375 Italian author
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BOCCACCIO — /boh kah"chee oh', -choh, beuh-/ ; It. /bawk kaht"chaw/ , n. Giovanni /jee'euh vah"nee/ ; It. /jaw vahn"nee/ , 1313-75, …
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BOCCACCIO — n. large California rock fish
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GIOVANNI — n. male first name; family name
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BOCCACCIO — n. family name; Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian author and poet who grew up in Florence, author of the Decameron
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BOCCACCIO — biographical name Giovanni 1313-1375 Italian author
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GIOVANNI — Giovanni BrE AmE dʒə ʊ ˈvɑːn i ˌdʒiː‿əˈ•-, -ˈvæn- AmE dʒoʊ- dʒə- —Italian [ dʒo ˈvan ni \]
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BOCCACCIO — Boccaccio BrE AmE bɒ ˈkɑːtʃ i‿əʊ bə-, -ˈkætʃ- AmE boʊ ˈkɑːtʃ i‿oʊ —Italian [ bok ˈkat tʃo \]
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BOCCACCIO — Boc ‧ cac ‧ ci ‧ o, Gio ‧ van ‧ ni /bɒˈkætʃiəʊ $ -ˈkɑːt-, dʒəʊˈvɑːni/ BrE AmE (1313–75) an …
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GIOVANNI — n. Giovanni Antonio Canal Giovanni da Bologna Tommaso Di Giovanni Di Simone Guidi Stefano di Giovanni Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni Boccaccio …
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GIOVANNI — Giovanni
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GIOVANNI — Giovanni
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GIOVANNI — Йон
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GIOVANNI — Иван
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BOCCACCIO — Боккаччо, Джованни
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GIOVANNI — Giovanni
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GIOVANNI — Giovanni
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