quattrocento

[ kwah-troh-chen-toh; Italian kwaht-traw-chen-taw ]

noun(often initial capital letter)
  1. the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.

Origin of quattrocento

1
1870–75; <Italian, short for mil quattro cento 1400, occurring in the names of all the years from 1400 to 1499

Other words from quattrocento

  • quat·tro·cen·tist, noun

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quattrocento

/ (ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ, Italian kwattroˈtʃɛnto) /


noun
  1. the 15th century, esp in reference to Renaissance Italian art and literature

Origin of quattrocento

1
Italian, shortened from milquattrocento 1400

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