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

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Vico

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 ● Jul. 6, 2025

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

From BBC ● May 23, 2025

Vico is more used to face-to-face battling than the structured dance that’s easier to score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

Actor Vico Ortiz, who is Hispanic and nonbinary, defended Latinx during a recent interview on NBC’s “Today,” calling the Spanish language “incredibly binary.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2021

Vico, indeed, shares with no few other townlets on the peninsula the discredit of having been afflicted sorely by witches.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.