g. boccaccio
tʃiˌoʊ, -tʃoʊ, bə-;
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| Giovanni (dʒoˈvani). 1313--75, Italian poet and writer, noted particularly for his Decameron (1353), a collection of 100 short stories. His other works include Filostrato (?1338) and Teseida (1341) | |
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G. boccaccio
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Boccaccio
the name means "big-mouth" in It., from boccaccia, augmentative of bocca "mouth."
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