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Dantean

[ dan-tee-uhn, dan-tee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Dante or his writings.


noun

  1. a person who is an expert on the writings of Dante.
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Other Words From

  • pre-Dante·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dantean1

First recorded in 1825–35; Dante + -an
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Example Sentences

Indeed there was something almost Dantean about the symmetry of the punishment he suffered—the arch-insider was forced outside.

There is a terrible Dantean vividness of imagination about him, perhaps unequalled in England, in his generation.

"The Artist of the Beautiful" is a Dantean allegory, and a poetic gem.

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