D'Annunzio

[ duh-noon-see-oh; Italian dahn-noon-tsyaw ]

noun
  1. Ga·bri·e·le [Italian gah-bree-e-le], /Italian ˌgɑ briˈɛ lɛ/, Duca Minimo, 1863–1938, Italian soldier, novelist, and poet.

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How to use D'Annunzio in a sentence

  • Two compartments away we hear soldiers singing, martial still though bruised with fatigue, the D'Annunzio-bragging songs of Fiume.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • And with heads dropping with fatigue, we hear them still defiantly singing down the carriage for D'Annunzio.

    Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
  • D'Annunzio has also a total lack of perception when the ridiculous mars the pathetic.

  • In this, D'Annunzio has linked cause and effect with excellent precision.

  • In the world of letters the name of Gabriele D'Annunzio is now famous.

British Dictionary definitions for D'Annunzio

D'Annunzio

/ (Italian danˈnuntsjo) /


noun
  1. Gabriele (ɡaˈbrjɛːle). 1863–1938, Italian poet, dramatist, novelist, national hero, and Fascist. His works include the poems in Alcione (1904) and the drama La Figlia di Iorio (1904)

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