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decameron

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De⋅cam⋅er⋅on, The

[di-kam-er-uhn]
–noun
a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.

De⋅cam⋅er⋅on⋅ic [di-kam-uh-ron-ik] , adjective
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Decameron 
1609, from Boccaccio's 14c. collection of 100 tales supposedly told over 10 days, from Gk. deka "ten" + hemera "day."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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