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cinquecento

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Sixteenth-century (1500s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: art, arts

Examples

  • a cinquecento painting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

The sixteenth century (1500s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkwe Proto-Italic *kwenkwe Latin cīnque Italian cinque Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Italian cento Italian cinquecentobor. English cinquecento Borrowed from Italian cinquecento.