Meaning & use
Alighieri
The surname of Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet best known for writing The Divine Comedy.
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Alighieri's masterpiece follows a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
Students of Italian literature study Alighieri alongside Petrarch and Boccaccio.
A note on using this word
Alighieri is rarely used alone in English; the poet is almost always referred to simply as 'Dante'.
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