Ariosto
[ ahr-ee-os-toh, -oh-stoh, ar-; Italian ah-ree-aws-taw ]
/ ˌɑr iˈɒs toʊ, -ˈoʊ stoʊ, ˌær-; Italian ˌɑ riˈɔs tɔ /
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noun
Lu·do·vi·co [loo-daw-vee-kaw], /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/, 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
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Ariosto
/ (Italian aˈrjɔsto) /
noun
Ludovico (ludoˈviːko). 1474–1533, Italian poet, famous for his romantic epic Orlando Furioso (1516)
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