Dante

American  

[dan-tee, dahn-tey, dahn-te] / ˈdæn ti, ˈdɑn teɪ, ˈdɑn tɛ /

noun

1. Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.

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Dante British  

/ ˈdæntɪ, ˈdante, dænˈtiːən, ˈdɑːnteɪ, ˈdæntɪən, dænˈtɛsk /

noun

1. full name Dante Alighieri ( Italian aliˈɡjɛːri). 1265–1321, Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia (?1309–?1320), an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova (?1292), in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice

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Dante Cultural  

1. An Italian poet of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; his full name was Dante Alighieri. Dante is remembered for his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, an epic about hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy was written as a memorial to Beatrice, a woman whom Dante loved and who died at an early age.

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Other Word Forms

• Dantean
  adjective

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Dante

Do Lakers fans remember Doncic’s 17 assists to guys like Dante Exum, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Grant Williams in a 2023 victory over LeBron and Anthony Davis?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

In the Hand of Dante does impressively little with an incredible cast, writes Laura Miller.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

The research suggests Dante intuitively described features that resemble multi-ring craters formed by giant impacts.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Sereni, who recited cantos from Dante in Italian to calm his nerves, was offered a British alias for the parachuting mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

“How’d you do that, man?” asked Dante, who was more amazed than angry.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper