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settecentesque

American  
[set-ey-chen-tesk] / ˌsɛt eɪ tʃɛnˈtɛsk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the art and literature of 18th-century Italy.

Etymology

Origin of settecentesque

< Italian settecentesco, equivalent to settecent ( o ) seven hundred, the period 1700–99 + -esco -esque

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