Decameron, The

American  

[dih-kam-er-uhn] / dɪˈkæm ər ən /

noun

1. a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.

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Other Word Forms

• Decameronic adjective

Example Sentences

These were "The Falcon," the groundwork of which is to be found in "The Decameron;" "The Cup," a tragedy, rich in action, with an incisive dialogue, borrowed from Plutarch.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam by Lord, John

Payne's work as a translator is of importance, and includes versions of the "Decameron," "The Thousand and One Nights," and the poems of François Villon, all made for the Villon Society.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)