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Aretino

[ ahr-i-tee-noh; Italian ah-re-tee-naw ]

noun

  1. Pie·tro [pye, -t, r, aw], 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.


Aretino

/ areˈtiːno /

noun

  1. AretinoPietro14921556MItalianWRITING: satiristWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatist Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1492–1556, Italian satirist, poet, and dramatist, noted for his satirical attacks on leading political figures
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The type remained fixed, although some notable exceptions, especially in the case of Aretino's plays, arrest attention.

Of these Pietro Aretino, father of modern journalists, was one of the most sagacious and quite the most remarkable.

Another Italian satirist, Pietro Aretino, acquired great fame, but not of a creditable kind.

A less pleasant light is thrown upon the great painter by his friendship and close association with the infamous Aretino.

With a shrug of his shoulders, sop resumed his studies, finding Aretino more diverting than such nonsense.

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