Vico

American  

[vik-oh, vee-koh, vee-kaw] / ˈvɪk oʊ, ˈvi koʊ, ˈvi kɔ /

noun

1. Giovanni Battista 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.

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Vico British  

/ ˈviːko, ˈvɪkəʊ /

noun

1. Giovanni Battista (dʒoˈvanni batˈtista). 1668–1744, Italian philosopher. In Scienza Nuova (1721) he postulated that civilizations rise and fall in evolutionary cycles, making use of myths, poetry, and linguistics as historical evidence

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Other Word Forms

• Viconian adjective

Example Sentences

I don’t mean that we are trapped in an inflexible pattern of endlessly repeating historical cycles, as in the more esoteric propositions of Vico and Nietzsche.

From Salon

The Scot even has a special shrine in Vico San Nicola al Nilo, and a nickname - "McFratm".

From BBC

A double dose of “Josh Thomas: Let’s Tidy Up” comes clean in Westlake June 2 and 3, Natalie Rotter-Laitman does an hour June 17, Drew Droege’s new “Messy White Gays” play gets dirty June 24, and Nikki Levy hosts “Don’t Tell My Mother” June 25 with Rachel Scanlon, Vico Ortiz, Jen Kober and musical guests Ezra & the Pussyboys.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking by video from his home in New York, Jenkins notes that Vico Ortiz, who plays dour, vengeful crew mate Jim in Season 1, is in reality “bubbly, and they have this wonderful, zany energy,” so their second season journey reflected that.

From Los Angeles Times

Though b-boy Vico from France won the battle, the champion said he, like many b-boys, wasn’t a fan of the rules.

From Los Angeles Times