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quattrocentist

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quat⋅tro⋅cen⋅to

  [kwah-troh-chen-toh; It. kwaht-traw-chen-taw]
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–noun (often initial capital letter)
the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
Origin:
1870–75; < It, short for mil quattro cento 1400, occurring in the names of all the years from 1400 to 1499

Related forms:
quat⋅tro⋅cen⋅tist, noun
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quattrocento 
1875, "the fifteenth century as a period in art and architecture," from It., lit. "four hundred," short for mille quattrocento "one thousand four hundred."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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