seicento
[ sey-chen-toh; Italian se-chen-taw ]
noun(often initial capital letter)
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
Origin of seicento
11900–05; <Italian: short for mille seicento literally, a thousand six hundred
Words Nearby seicento
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How to use seicento in a sentence
Early seicento Venice had expended all its extravagant art in the making of it.
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British Dictionary definitions for seicento
seicento
/ (Italian seiˈtʃɛnto) /
noun
the 17th century with reference to Italian art and literature
Origin of seicento
1Italian, shortened from mille seicento one thousand six hundred
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