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noun
A literary movement in 13th- and 14th-century Italy, influenced by the Sicilian School and Tuscan poetry, and having divine love as its main theme, often incorporating vivid descriptions of female beauty and likening women to angels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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History
From Italian dolce stil nuovo (literally “sweet new style”).
