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Dante

Dante

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An Italian poet from the Middle Ages who wrote the Divine Comedy
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdænteɪ/
: Dante
  • You know, Dante's levels of hell.
  • Dante's Divine Comedy
  • Dante's Inferno
  • Dante Alighieri

We also read Dante portions of Dante's Inferno.

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Examples

  • You've read Dante's Inferno.

  • The price sticker is still attached above the title: Dante's Divine Comedy - Simplified Edition.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri's journey into hell.

  • We also read Dante portions of Dante's Inferno.

  • Virgil and Dante are proceeding and they see a double flame and Dante says what is that?

  • But rather than silencing him, this lifelong exile led to Dante's greatest critique of all.

  • One of the most famous works in literature is Dante's Divine Comedy, which explores the afterlife.

  • In literature classes, we often study Dante, especially his compelling portrayal of hell in Dante's Inferno.

  • The professor emphasized the significance of Dante's work in shaping modern poetry and storytelling.

Synonyms

Dante Alighieri
vsDante
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An Italian poet who wrote the long poem the Divine Comedy about a journey through the afterlife

is the same person but uses a shorter familiar name form

Surface Forms

Dante main

Etymology

Dante comes from the Italian name Durante, from Latin durans 'lasting' or 'enduring', and it shares the same root as the English words endure and durable. So the famous poet Dante fits his name: his work has 'lasted' for centuries and still matters today.