settecentist

noun

set·​te·​cen·​tist

ˌsetəˈchentə̇st

plural settecentists

-sts

or settecentisti

-ˌchen‧ˈtēstē

: an artist, poet, or student of the 18th century period in Italian literature and art

Word History

Etymology

Italian settecentista, from settecento seven hundred, 18th century (from sette seven—from Latin septem —+ cento hundred, from Latin centum) + -ista -ist

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