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seicento
[ sey-chen-toh; Italian se-chen-taw ]
noun
, (often initial capital letter)
- the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
seicento
/ seiˈtʃɛnto /
noun
- the 17th century with reference to Italian art and literature
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seicento1
1900–05; < Italian: short for mille seicento literally, a thousand six hundred
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seicento1
Italian, shortened from mille seicento one thousand six hundred
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Example Sentences
Early seicento Venice had expended all its extravagant art in the making of it.
From Project Gutenberg
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