Casanova de Seingalt
- proper noun
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Casanova de Seingalt
- The original memoirs of Casanova de Seingalt offer a vivid portrait of 18th-century Europe.
Examples
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Many biographies have been written about Casanova de Seingalt and his extraordinary life.
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Historians often reference Casanova de Seingalt when discussing libertine culture.
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Many consider Casanova de Seingalt the ultimate lover.
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Did Casanova de Seingalt really have over a hundred lovers?
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Historians often reference Casanova de Seingalt when discussing libertine culture.
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Many biographies have been written about Casanova de Seingalt and his extraordinary life.
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The original memoirs of Casanova de Seingalt offer a vivid portrait of 18th-century Europe.
Synonyms
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An Italian writer and adventurer from the 1700s who wrote about his romantic life
An Italian adventurer and writer known for his many love affairs and vivid memoirs
Surface Forms
Morphology
Casanova + de + Seingalt
This item is a proper name rather than a compositional phrase: knowing the constituent tokens 'Casanova', 'de', and 'Seingalt' does not allow a B1 learner to infer the biographical meaning (18th‑century Venetian adventurer/serial lover). The sense depends on cultural and historical knowledge of the person, so the meaning is lexically idiosyncratic and not derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Casanova de Seingalt was an 18th-century Venetian adventurer and writer who told famous stories of his many love affairs. Because he openly wrote about his romantic and sexual adventures, the surname Casanova came to mean a 'womanizer', so his name now makes people think of someone who seduces many partners.