Crossword clues for decameron
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decameron \De*cam"e*ron\, n. [It. decamerone, fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ? part; though quite generally supposed to be derived from "hme`ra day: cf. F. d['e]cam['e]ron.] A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an Italian.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. A collection of 100 novellas by Italian author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni%20Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.
Wikipedia
Decameron were a British Folk / Progressive rock band, existing from 1968 to 1976.
Decameron may refer to:
- The Decameron, a 14th-century writing by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, circa 1353
- Il Decameron, a 1971 Italian film by Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Decameron '300, a 1972 Italian film by Renato Savino
- Decameron: Two Naughty Tales, a gay pornographic film by Lucas Kazan
- Decameron (band), a British Folk / Progressive rock band
- Decameron (resort), International hotel and resort chain founded in Colombia with presence in over 10 countries
- Decameron (TV program), Italian TV satiric program running since 2007 to present
Decameron is the second studio album by San Francisco Bay thrash metal band Epidemic. It was released in 1992 and is considered by many fans as Epidemic's best work.
Usage examples of "decameron".
King Robert was then dead, but Boccaccio enjoyed the favour of Queen Joan, of somewhat doubtful memory, at whose instance he hints in one of his later letters that he wrote the Decameron.
Without impugning Boccaccio's veracity we can hardly but think that the Decameron would have seen the light, though Queen Joan had withheld her encouragement.