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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Family of Venetian painters, including Jacopo (1400?–1470?), most of whose works have been lost, and his two sons, Gentile (1429?–1507) and Giovanni (1430?–1516). Giovanni, the most illustrious of the three, profoundly influenced the Venetian school of painting with his interest in light and color. His works include Saint Francis in Ecstasy.
  • Vincenzo,Italian composer whose operas include La Sonnambula and Norma (both 1831).

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  • proper noun A surname.
  • proper noun Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer
  • noun a cocktail made from Prosecco and peach juice

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  • noun Italian composer of operas (1801-1835)

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