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Bonaventura

American  
[bon-uh-ven-choor-uh, baw-nah-ven-too-rah] / ˌbɒn ə vɛnˈtʃʊər ə, ˌbɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ /
Bonaventura British  
/ ˌbɒnəvɛnˈtjʊərə, ˈbɒnəˌvɛntʃə /

noun

  1. Saint , called the Seraphic Doctor . 1221–74, Italian Franciscan monk, mystic, theologian, and philosopher; author of a Life of St Francis and Journey of the Soul to God Feast day: July 14

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He joined that Burbank studio as an intern under film executive Lorenzo di Bonaventura in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2024

An emphasis on better technique and the insistence of courage on the ball has seen the likes of Giacomo Bonaventura, Fiorentina's 34-year-old playmaker, welcomed back into the fold, three years after his last call-up.

From BBC Oct. 17, 2023

Moise Kean tried to dribble into the area but he was blocked and the ball fell to Bonaventura for a magnificent curled effort into the top right corner.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2023

“I don’t get ‘Beast Wars,’” Lorenzo di Bonaventura, one of this film’s producers, once said.

From New York Times Jun. 8, 2023

Galileo’s student Bonaventura Cavalieri would provide part of the answer.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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