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quattrocento

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

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  • /ˌkwɑtɹəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ/

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noun

Meaning 1

The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

the 15th century in Italian art and literature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: century

History

Etymology

From Italian quattrocento (“four hundred”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: quattrocento — fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period
  • Hungarian: quattrocento — fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period
  • Russian: кватроченто (kvatročento) — fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period