Meanings
nounduomo (plural duomos or duomi)
- A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.
Of tower or duomo, sunny sweet.
1855, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page)”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC1 more example
There was no doubt as to the direction, with the campanile of the duomo as a beacon.
1914, E. V. Lucas, A Wanderer in Venice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
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churchchurch building
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Origin
- Italianduomo
- Englishduomo
Learned borrowing from Italian duomo. Doublet of dome and domus.
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APA
duomo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duomo
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“duomo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duomo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duomo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duomo.
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