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Ferrara

American  
[fuh-rahr-uh, fer-rah-rah] / fəˈrɑr ə, fɛrˈrɑ rɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, near the Po River: medieval university and cathedral.


Ferrara British  
/ fəˈrɑːrə, ferˈrara /

noun

  1. a city in N Italy, in Emilia–Romagna: a centre of the Renaissance under the House of Este; university (1391). Pop: 130 992 (2001)

"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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"These engravings are organized and consistent, and show mastery of geometric relationships," Ferrara explains.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

"These signs reveal a surprisingly structured, geometric way of thinking," says Silvia Ferrara, Professor at the University of Bologna's Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies, who coordinated the study.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Ferrara: It all happened in 72 hours, so I don’t know how it was pulled off.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

That can be fine for ships and planes, says Ferrara, or for smart munitions that just need to get close enough to their targets that they can switch to computer vision.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

In December 1511 she made an order for a set of stringed instruments for the Ferrara court which, Holman convincingly suggests, were ‘new design’ violins, invoiced to a maestro Sebastian of Verona.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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