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PRONUNCIATION OF DECAMERON

Decameron  [dɪˈkæmərən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECAMERON

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Decameron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECAMERON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decameron

The Decameron

The Decameron, subtitled Prince Galehaut, is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived the Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence, it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.

Definition of Decameron in the English dictionary

The definition of Decameron in the dictionary is the Decameron title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECAMERON


Aaron
ˈɛərən
Aldebaran
ælˈdɛbərən
anuran
əˈnjʊərən
Byron
ˈbaɪərən
Cameron
ˈkæmərən
Charon
ˈkɛərən
cordilleran
ˌkɔːdɪlˈjɛərən
erigeron
ɪˈrɪdʒərən
Honduran
hɒnˈdjʊərən
Huron
ˈhjʊərən
lepidopteran
ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərən
longeron
ˈlɒndʒərən
Lutheran
ˈluːθərən
Myron
ˈmaɪərən
nonveteran
ˌnɒnˈvɛtərən
schlieren
ˈʃlɪərən
sierran
sɪˈeərən
siren
ˈsaɪərən
veteran
ˈvɛtərən
Viren
ˈvɪərən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECAMERON

Decalogist
Decalogue
Decameronic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECAMERON

Acheron
aileron
chaperon
deuteron
ephemeron
grey heron
heron
hexaemeron
hexahemeron
hyperon
interferon
night heron
nychthemeron
Oberon
operon
Percheron
Quiberon
seron
Theron
vigneron

Synonyms and antonyms of Decameron in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Decameron» into 25 languages

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十日谈
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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ar

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ديكاميرون
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Декамерон
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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デカメロン
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데카메론
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Decameron
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Decameron
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டெக்காமெரோன்
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डिकॅमरॉन
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Декамерон
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Decameron
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Trends of use of Decameron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAMERON»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECAMERON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Decameron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECAMERON»

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The Decameron First Day in Perspective: Volume One of the ...
This inaugural book in a new series of critical essays on the "Decameron" will provide an important guide to reading the complex series of narratives that constitute the opening of the "Decameron" and will serve as a guide to reading the ...
Elissa Weaver, 2004
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A Rhetoric of the Decameron
I think this book should be required reading not only for Italianists and medievalists as well as for feminists, but also for all historicist scholars who, whatever their political persuasion, believe it is possible to infer misogyny or ...
Marilyn Migiel, 2003
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Boccaccio: Decameron
He emphasizes the relationship between the Decameron and the precocious proto-capitalist culture of Boccaccio's Florence. He also discusses gender issues and the influence of the text, particularly on Chaucer and on the novel.
David Wallace, 1991
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The Decameron
The refined frame narrative of this work allows for ten Florentine women and men to flee the city and take refuge in a country villa of Italy. in the ten days they are to stay, each of them is to tell a story a day, the themes of which are ...
Giovanni Boccaccio, 2004
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Decameron
The Decameron is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Giovanni Boccaccio, 2010
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The Decameron: Selected Tales
GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO THE DECAMERON SELECTED TALES While the Black Death rages through 14th-century Florence. a group of young people retreat to the healthful air of the countryside and amuse themselves by telling tales of ...
Giovanni Boccaccio, Bob Blaisdell, 2012
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The Bibliographical Decameron, or Ten days pleasant ...
Thomas Frognall Dibdin. 1 . A Q Y I \ -. n_' I “ I \ I 5 0 '4 \ D 336 FOURTH DAY. Commn Hmu.u=,* and to have carried on business with wonderful spirit and perseverancei This partnership however is of a very questionable nature.
Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1817
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The Decameron and the Canterbury Tales: New Essays on an Old ...
Leading scholars of Chaucer and Boccaccio offer original, provocative answers to the question of the influence of the Decameron on the genesis and shape of the Canterbury Tales in light of recurring critical resistance to the idea of the ...
Leonard Michael Koff, Brenda Deen Schildgen, 2000
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Decameron and the Philosophy of Storytelling: Author as ...
Kuhns approaches "Decameron"from a variety of literary, philosophical, and historical perspectives.
Richard Kuhns, 2013
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Tales from the Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
The tales are set in 1348, the year of the Black Death. Florence is a dying, corrupt city, described plainly in all of its horrors.
Giovanni Boccaccio, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECAMERON»

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Afrexim provides funding for Cape Verde hotel project
Jean-Marie Gras, president of Decameron Cape Verde, remarks that Afreximbank's Contour programme is “a unique and original facility that ... «TXF: Trade and Export Finance news, Jul 15»
2
How stories are told
... the Arabian Nights, which in turn influences other great frame-narratives - Boccaccio's Decameron and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
3
Film classics come out of the vaults
Among his most celebrated films screened include The Gospel According to St Matthew (1964), The Decameron (1970), The Canterbury Tales ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
4
Strong women characters dominate the 2015 Virginia Shakespeare …
Set in France and Italy, "All's Well That Ends Well" is a story of one-sided romance, based on a tale from Boccaccio's "The Decameron." Helena ... «Daily Press, Jul 15»
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Black Death Disease Facts: What You Need to Know About the …
The plague of Florence in 1348, as described in Boccaccio's Decameron ('Il decameron'). (Photo : Giovanni Boccaccio via Fæ/ Wikimedia ... «Latinos Health, Jul 15»
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Afreximbank finances hotel project in Cabo Verde
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has granted a credit facility of US$57 million to the Decameron New Horizon group to build a ... «Macauhub, Jul 15»
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Afreximbank seals 57m euro credit deal for Cape Verde hotel project
Jean-Marie Gras, President of Decameron Cape Verde, commended Afreximbank's Contour programme as “a unique and original facility that ... «StarAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Painter Seraphine Pick takes inspiration from the internet for her …
Another powerful large work looks like Pick's version of a scene from Dante or Boccaccio's The Decameron, but was in fact inspired by the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Take Decameron or Ken Russell's The Devils, so shocking critics stormed from the theatre frothing at the mouth. The Human Centipede trilogy ... «LeftLion, Jun 15»
10
People's Report: How Cornwall Beach got divested
It was followed by a report in The Gleaner on June 24, 2015 ('Decameron eyeing hotel expansion after gaining access to Cornwall Beach'). «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»

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