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decameron

/dɪˈkæməɹən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
de-cameron
IPA
/dɪˈkæməɹən/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Decameron, δέκᾰ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈkæməɹən/
  • British English: /dɪˈkaməɹən/

Inflected Forms

the Decameron (canonical)

Derived Forms

Decameronesque Decameronian Decameronic

Frequently Paired Words

hexameron

Questions

How do you pronounce decameron?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈkæməɹən/.
What does decameron mean?
A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Where does decameron come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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