"Decameron" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /dɪˈkaməɹən/ [UK], /dɪˈkæməɹən/ [US], /dɪˈkæməɹɑn/ [US] Forms: the Decameron [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Decameron|lit=ten days}} Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), {{der|en|grc|δέκᾰ||ten}} Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Decameron}} the Decameron
  1. A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353. Wikipedia link: the Decameron Categories (topical): Books Derived forms: Decameronesque, Decameronian, Decameronic Related terms: hexameron Translations (collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio): Dekameroni [masculine] (Albanian), دِيكَامِيرُون (dīkāmīrūn) [masculine] (Arabic), Դեկամերոն (Dekameron) (Armenian), Dekamerona (Basque), Дэкамеро́н (Dekamjerón) [masculine] (Belarusian), দেকামেরোন (dekamerōn) (Bengali), Decameró [masculine] (Catalan), 十日談 (Chinese Mandarin), 十日谈 (Shírìtán) (Chinese Mandarin), Dekameron [masculine] (Czech), Dekamerono (Esperanto), Dekameron (Estonian), Decamerone (Finnish), Décaméron [masculine] (French), დეკამერონი (deḳameroni) (Georgian), Dekameron [neuter] (German), Δεκαήμερο (Dekaḯmero) [neuter] (Greek), Δεκαήμερον (Dekaḯmeron) [neuter] (Greek), דֶקָאמֶרוֹן (Dekamerón) [masculine] (Hebrew), דֶקָאמֶרוֹנֶה (Dekameróne) [masculine] (Hebrew), Dekameron (Hungarian), Decameron [masculine] (Italian), Decamerone [masculine] (Italian), デカメロン (Dekameron) (Japanese), 데카메론 (Dekameron) (Korean), Dekamerons [masculine] (Latvian), ഡെക്കാമറൺ (ḍekkāmaṟaṇ) (Malayalam), Dekameronen [masculine] (Norwegian), دکامرون (dekâmeron) (Persian), Dekameron [masculine] (Polish), Decamerão [masculine] (Portuguese), Decameron [masculine] (Portuguese), Decameronul [masculine] (Romanian), Декамеро́н (Dekamerón) [masculine] (Russian), Декамѐро̄н [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Dekamèrōn [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Decamerón [masculine] (Spanish), ตำนานสิบราตรี (dtam-naan sìp raa-dtrii) (Thai)

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      "lang": "Norwegian",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dekameronen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dekâmeron",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "word": "دکامرون"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dekameron"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Decamerão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Decameron"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Decameronul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Dekamerón",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Декамеро́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Декамѐро̄н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Dekamèrōn"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Decamerón"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtam-naan sìp raa-dtrii",
      "sense": "collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio",
      "word": "ตำนานสิบราตรี"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Decameron"
}

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