Decameron, The

[dih-kam-er-uh n]

noun

a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.

Related formsDe·cam·er·on·ic

[dih-kam-uh-ron-ik] /dɪˌkæm əˈrɒn ɪk/, adjective

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Historical Examples of decameron

It might have been made into one of the stories of the Decameron, but Boccaccio had other designs for it.
Epic and Romance
W. P. Ker
The series, designed to equal in number the tales of the Decameron, is incomplete.
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden
The same word-play occurs at least once more in the Decameron.
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio
Yet you will scarcely find him in all the hundred tales of the Decameron.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study
Edward Hutton
So begins the series of immortal tales which compose the Decameron.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study
Edward Hutton

Word Origin and History for decameron

Decameron

c.1600, from Italian Decamerone, name of Boccaccio's 14c. collection of 100 tales supposedly told over 10 days, from Greek deka "ten" (see ten) + hemera "day" (see ephemera).