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seicento definition

sei·cento (sā c̸hen′tō)

noun

the 17th cent. as a period in Italian art and literature

Etymology: It, short for mil seicento, one thousand six hundred

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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