"Dantean" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɑntiɪn/ [US], /ˈdɑnteɪɪn/ [US] Forms: more Dantean [comparative], most Dantean [superlative]
Etymology: From Dante + -an. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Dante|-an|text=+|tree=1}} From Dante + -an. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Dantean (comparative more Dantean, superlative most Dantean)
  1. Of or pertaining to Dante Alighieri (1265?–1321), a celebrated Florentine poet of the Middle Ages, his style, or his writings. Synonyms: Dantesque
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