Medici

[ med-i-chee; Italian me-dee-chee ]

/ ˈmɛd ɪ tʃi; Italian ˈmɛ di tʃi /

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noun

Cos·mo or Co·si·mo de'

[kawz-maw or kaw-zee-maw de], /ˈkɔz mɔ or ˈkɔ zi mɔ dɛ/, "the Elder", 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of art and literature.

Cosmo or Cosimo de' "the Great", 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany.

Gio·van·ni de'

[jaw-vahn-nee de]. /dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɛ/. Leo X.

Giu·lio de'

[joo-lyaw de]. /ˈdʒu lyɔ dɛ/. Clement VII.

Lo·ren·zo de'

[law-ren-tsaw de], /lɔˈrɛn tsɔ dɛ/, "Lorenzo the Magnificent", 1449–92, poet and patron of the arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 (father of Leo X).

Ma·ri·a de'

[muh-ree-uhduh; Italian mah-ree-ah de]. /məˈri ə də; Italian mɑˈri ɑ dɛ/. Marie de Médicis.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Medici

Med·i·ce·an

[med-i-see-uhn, ‐chee-uhn], /ˌmɛd ɪˈsi ən, ‐ˈtʃi ən/, adjective

Words nearby Medici

medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, Medicean, Medici, medicide, Medici, Lorenzo de, medicinable, medicinal, medicinal leech

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How to use Medici in a sentence

We can let another tyrant, not worth a fig compared to the Medici, have the last word.
At the Met, beautiful paintings that won’t love you back|Philip Kennicott|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
Medici was given a 10-year sentence for dealing in stolen artifacts.
Stolen Aphrodite Returns|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Picard says Bank Medici and more than 30 hedge funds controlled by Kohn actually did nothing but funnel money to Madoff.
Madoff's Devilish Female Partner in Crime|Allan Dodds Frank|December 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Bank Medici amounted to a “rogue branch” of Bank Austria, which also was a minority owner.
Madoff's Devilish Female Partner in Crime|Allan Dodds Frank|December 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Lennon is not the only pen honoree: Montblanc has created ones for Lorenzo de Medici, J.P. Morgan, and Mark Twain.
Montblanc, the Hippie Company|The Daily Beast|September 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Lorenzo de Medici's accountants valued it once at a hundred times the price of their master's finest oil painting.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|June 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Notwithstanding its wealth, the house of the Medici was eclipsed on this occasion by the court of France.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Nearly all the first Medici had natural children, whose careers were invariably brilliant.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Her idolatry for Francois I. saved the house of the Medici from all suspicion when the dauphin was poisoned.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
He had seen the arrival at the French court of the young girl Catherine de' Medici, then scarcely fifteen years of age.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Catherine de' Medici, seeing a chance of support to her policy in a national representation, joyfully agreed to it.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for Medici

Medici

/ (ˈmɛdɪtʃɪ, məˈdiːtʃɪ, Italian ˈmɛːditʃi) /

noun

an Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, including

Catherine de' (kaˈtriːn de). See Catherine de' Medici

Cosimo I (ˈkɔːzimo), known as Cosimo the Great. 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74)

Cosimo de', known as Cosimo the Elder. 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of arts, who established the political power of the family in Florence (1434)

Giovanni de', (dʒoˈvanni de). See Leo X

Giulio de' (ˈdʒuːljo de). See Clement VII

Lorenzo de' (loˈrɛntso de), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1449–92, Italian statesman, poet, and scholar; ruler of Florence (1469–92) and first patron of Michelangelo

Maria de' (maˈriːa de). See Maria de' Medici

French name: Médicis (medisis)

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Cultural definitions for Medici

Medici

[ (med-uh-chee) ]

A family of skilled politicians and patrons of the arts who lived in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance. (See Lorenzo de Medici.)

notes for Medici

The family produced two queens of France: Catherine, in the sixteenth century, and Marie, in the seventeenth.