Dante

biographical name

Dan·te ˈdän-(ˌ)tā

ˈdan-,

-(ˌ)tē

1265–1321 Dante or Durante Alighieri ˌa-lə-ˈgyer-ē

Italian poet

Dantean

ˈdan-tē-ən

ˈdän-

adjective

or Dantescan

dan-ˈte-skən

dän-

or Dantesque

dan-ˈtesk

dän-

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