Decameron

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Italian Decameron, coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ ("ten") and ἡμέρᾱ.

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