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Pi⋅ra⋅ne⋅si

[pee-rah-ne-zee]
–noun
Giam⋅bat⋅tis⋅ta [jahm-baht-tees-tah] or Gio⋅van⋅ni Bat⋅tis⋅ta [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] , 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
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Pi·ra·ne·si   (pîr'ə-nā'zē, pē'rä-ně'-)   
Italian architect and artist. His etchings of Rome and its ruins contributed to the revival of neoclassicism.
Pi'ra·ne'si·an adj.
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