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Cinquecento
Pronunciation : Cin`que*cen"to
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [It., five hundred, abbrev. for fifteen hundred. The Cinquecento style was so called because it arose after the year 1500.]
Definition : Defn: The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento; Cinquecento style.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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