seicento
[ sey-chen-toh; Italian se-chen-taw ]
/ seɪˈtʃɛn toʊ; Italian sɛˈtʃɛn tɔ /
noun (often initial capital letter)
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
Origin of seicento
1900–05; < Italian: short for
mille seicento literally, a thousand six hundred
Words nearby seicento
segura,
segway,
sehna knot,
sei,
sei whale,
seicento,
seiche,
seidel,
seidlitz powder,
seidlitz powders,
seif
British Dictionary definitions for seicento
seicento
/ (Italian seiˈtʃɛnto) /
noun
the 17th century with reference to Italian art and literature
Word Origin for seicento
Italian, shortened from
mille seicento one thousand six hundred