xvii

seventeenth

adjective dee-chahs-set-teh-ZEE-moh Rare

Usage Note

XVII (diciassettesimo) denotes the 17th in a sequence. The 17th century (1600s) is referred to in Italian cultural history as il Seicento, the period of Baroque art and the works of Caravaggio. The ordinal diciassettesimo is spelled as one word and is notably long — learners sometimes break it incorrectly.

Examples

"Il XVII secolo vide il Barocco italiano."

Natural Translation

The 17th century saw Italian Baroque.

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