cin|que|cen|to

cin|que|cen|to
cin|que|cen|to «CHIHNG kwuh CHEHN toh», noun, adjective.
–n.
a term applied in Italy to the 1500's, and to that style of art and architecture which arose about 1500, characterized by a reversion to classical forms: »

Titian…was the last survivor of the great painters of the cinquecento (William Spalding).

–adj.
of or having to do with the 1500's.
╂[< Italian cinquecento, short for mil cinque cento one thousand five hundred, that is, from 1500]
Usage Note that cinquecento designates the 16th, not the 15th, century.

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  • cen — cen·tri·cae; cen·tri·cal; cen·tric·i·ty; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; cen·trif·u·ga·tion; cen·trif·u·gence; cen·tring; cen·tri·ole; cen·trip·e·tal; cen·trip·e·tal·ism; cen·trip·e·tal·ly; cen·tris·ci·dae;… …   English syllables

  • que — abs·que; al·bu·quer·que·an; al·cor·no·que; al·mi·que; ar·que·rite; ban·que·teer; ba·tu·que; bec·que·rel; bec·que·rel·ite; bo·rin·que·ño; brus·que·rie; ca·i·que; ca·que·tío; ca·ra·que·ño; cas·que·tel; chi·que·ro; chu·cu·na·que; cin·que·cen·tist;… …   English syllables

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  • cinquecentesimo — cin·que·cen·tè·si·mo agg.num.ord., s.m. CO 1. agg.num.ord., che in una serie, in una progressione occupa il posto corrispondente al numero cinquecento (nella numerazione araba rappresentato con 500°, in quella romana con D); anche s.m.: il… …   Dizionario italiano

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