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Decameron.

A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.

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name/dɪˈkaməɹən/UK/dɪˈkæməɹən/US/dɪˈkæməɹɑn/US
  1. A collection of 100 short stories by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian Decameron (literally “ten days”), coined from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (dékă, “ten”) and ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).

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