Decameron

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UK/dɪˈkaməɹən/US/dɪˈkæməɹən/US/dɪˈkæməɹɑn/

proper noun

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

OriginItalian Decameron ← Ancient Greek δέκᾰ →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ“ten”
  2. ItalianDecameron
  3. EnglishDecameron

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

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Translations

Arabic دِيكَامِيرُون
  • دِيكَامِيرُون (dīkāmīrūn)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Basque Dekamerona
  • Dekameronacollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Bengali দেকামেরোন
  • দেকামেরোন (dekamerōn)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Catalan Decameró
  • Decamerócollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Chinese Mandarin 十日談 /十日谈
  • 十日談 /十日谈 (Shírìtán)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Czech Dekameron
  • Dekameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Esperanto Dekamerono
  • Dekameronocollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Estonian Dekameron
  • Dekameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Finnish Decamerone
  • Decameronecollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
French Décaméron
  • Décaméroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
German Dekameron
  • Dekameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Greek Δεκαήμερο, Δεκαήμερον
  • Δεκαήμερο (Dekaḯmero)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
  • Δεκαήμερον (Dekaḯmeron)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Hebrew דֶקָאמֶרוֹן, דֶקָאמֶרוֹנֶה
  • דֶקָאמֶרוֹן (Dekamerón)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
  • דֶקָאמֶרוֹנֶה (Dekameróne)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Hungarian Dekameron
  • Dekameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Italian Decameron, Decamerone
  • Decameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
  • Decameronecollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Japanese デカメロン
  • デカメロン (Dekameron)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Korean 데카메론
  • 데카메론 (Dekameron)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Latvian Dekamerons
  • Dekameronscollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Norwegian Dekameronen
  • Dekameronencollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Persian دکامرون
  • دکامرون (dekâmeron)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Polish Dekameron
  • Dekameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Portuguese Decamerão, Decameron
  • Decamerãocollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
  • Decameroncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Romanian Decameronul
  • Decameronulcollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Russian Декамеро́н
  • Декамеро́н (Dekamerón)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Spanish Decamerón
  • Decameróncollection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio
Thai ตำนานสิบราตรี
  • ตำนานสิบราตรี (dtam-naan sìp raa-dtrii)collection of 100 short stories by Boccaccio

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Cite this entry
APA

Decameron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decameron

MLA

“Decameron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decameron. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Decameron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Decameron.

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