trecento

noun tre·cen·to \trā-ˈchen-(ˌ)tō\

Definition of TRECENTO

: the 14th century; specifically : the 14th century in Italian literature and art

Italian, literally, three hundred, from Latin tres three + centum hundred — more at three, hundred

First Known Use: 1841

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