Marcello

[ mahr-chel-law ]

/ mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ /

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Be·ne·det·to

[be-ne-det-taw], /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/, 1686–1739, Italian composer.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Like Marcello in La Dolce Vita, Jep is a journalist and a flâneur with nothing to do.
The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’|Jimmy So|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the effect produced upon Marcello by the portrait of the old woman, was very different from that anticipated by his son.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
When he had finished speaking, there was a minute's silence, broken at last by the elder Marcello.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
In vain did Marcello struggle violently to free himself from the crushing pressure of the pirate's fingers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various

The Cardinal fanned this flame and Marcello, believing himself encouraged followed Violante to her villa.
Romance of Roman Villas|Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
He was appointed clerk in the second chancery of the commune under his old master, the grammarian, Marcello Virgilio Adriani.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various