Definition of seicento
: the 17th century; specifically : the 17th century period in Italian literature and art
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Origin and Etymology of seicento
Italian, literally, six-hundred, from sei six (from Latin sex) + cento hundred — more at six, cinquecento
First Known Use: circa 1902
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