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MICHELANGELO
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• MICHELANGELO (noun)
The noun MICHELANGELO has 1 sense:
1. Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
Familiarity information: MICHELANGELO used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Michelangelo; Michelangelo Buonarroti
Instance hypernyms:
architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))
old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)
carver; sculptor; sculpturer; statue maker (an artist who creates sculptures)
Context examples
If 'genius is eternal patience', as Michelangelo affirms, Amy had some claim to the divine attribute, for she persevered in spite of all obstacles, failures, and discouragements, firmly believing that in time she should do something worthy to be called 'high art'.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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