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Medicean — Med i*ce an, prop. a. Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the Medicean Venus. [1913 Webster] {Medicean planets} (Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Medicean — The Medici family ruled Florence from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The patriarch was Giovanni de Medici (? 1429), a banker, whose son Cosimo (the Elder, 1389 1464) was famous as a patron of the arts and learning. His grandson… … Dictionary of eponyms
Medicean planets — Medicean Med i*ce an, prop. a. Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the Medicean Venus. [1913 Webster] {Medicean planets} (Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Medicean Chant — Refers to the Roman Gradual and Antiphonal published by the Medicean press in Rome in 1614 under the direction of Felice Anerio (c. 1560–1614) and Franceso Soriano (c. 1548– 1621) that revised texts and melodies of older chant books in the… … Historical dictionary of sacred music
Medicean — adj. of or pertaining to the Medicis (Italian family during the Renaissance period, patrons of famous artists) … English contemporary dictionary
Medicean — [ˌmɛdɪ tʃi:ən, si:ən, mɛ di:tʃɪən] adjective relating to the Medici, a powerful Italian family who effectively ruled Florence in the 15th century … English new terms dictionary
medicean — med·i·ce·an … English syllables
medicean — adj. of the Medici family, rulers of Florence in the 15th c. Etymology: mod.L Mediceus f. It. Medici … Useful english dictionary
Medicean-Laurentian Library — ▪ library, Florence, Italy Italian Biblioteca Mediceo laurenziana, collection of books and manuscripts gathered during the 15th century in Florence by Cosimo the Elder (Medici, Cosimo de ) and Lorenzo the Magnificent (Medici, Lorenzo de… … Universalium
Medici — Medicean /med i see euhn, chee euhn/, adj. /med i chee/; It. /me dee chee/, n. 1. Catherine de . See Catherine de Médicis. 2. Cosmo or Cosimo de /kawz maw/ or /kaw zee maw de/, ( the Elder ), 1389 1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of… … Universalium
