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xvi

sixteenth

adjective seh-dee-cheh-ZEE-moh Rare

Usage Note

XVI (sedicesimo) marks the 16th position. The 16th century (1500s) is known in Italian as il Cinquecento, a term central to Renaissance art history. Sedicesimo is also used in typography: a sedicesimo is a book format (16mo) where a sheet is folded into 16 leaves.

Examples

"L'arte del XVI secolo è straordinaria."

Natural Translation

The art of the 16th century is extraordinary.

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