DUOMO

cathedral, duomo

(noun) the principal Christian church building of a bishop’s diocese

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

duomo (plural duomos or duomi)

A cathedral, especially one in Italy.

Source: Wiktionary


Duo"mo, n. Etym: [It. See Done.]

Definition: A cathedral. See Dome, 2. Of tower or duomo, sunny sweet. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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