duomo
Americannoun
plural
duomos, duomiEtymology
Origin of duomo
From Italian, dating back to 1540–50; see origin at dome
Example Sentences
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On their first date, in 2009, overlooking Milan’s duomo, the two men talked about the idea of gay couples’ having families.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
Its duomo, or main cathedral, has a soaring, mosaic-covered Gothic facade and is among the most famous in Italy.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021
With funds from Rome, they restored the town's 11th century duomo and flooded its musty stone interior with fluorescent light; his paintings and frescoes were rounded up and mounted on great white panels.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Milan the Gothic finials of the renowned duomo now have to fight for recognition against a skyline of striking new skyscrapers.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the narrow street which skirts the duomo this campanile, though majestic, looks heavy and almost overwhelming, too huge, too tremendously solid, for the little town in which it is set.
From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)
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