[sey-chen-toh; It. se-chen-taw] 
) | the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period. |
| sei·cen·to (sā-chěn'tō) n. The 17th century with reference to Italian literature and art. [Italian, from (mille) seicento, (one thousand) six hundred : sei, six (from Latin sex; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots) + cento, hundred (from Latin centum; see dek  in Indo-European roots).] |