DUOMO

Definition: DUOMO

DUOMO

Noun

1. A cathedral. See Dome, 2.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "DUOMO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)

Etymology: Duomo \Duo"mo\, noun. [Italian See Done.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DUOMO

Domain	Definition
Literature	Duomo (The). The cathedral. "The supreme executive of Florence suspended Savonarola from preaching in the Duomo." - Symonds: Renuissance in Italy. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Duomo

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Duomo is a generic Italian term for a cathedral church, especially one that has a domed roof.
The term is supposedly derived from the melting of the two Latin words Dominus (Lord) and Domus (house) through medieval "vulgar" Italian, in the sense that the cathedral is "the house of God". It was also called, in fact, domus Dei, or domus Ecclesiae. Cities with outstanding cathedrals will often refer to it simply as "Il Duomo" or "The Duomo" without regard to the full proper name of the church.
In Architecture, and in Catholicism, the Duomo represents the continuity with the ancient basilica. The term is properly used for the most important church of a town, while the cathedral, (which name comes from cathedra episcopalis) better refers to the bishop's office; apart from this distinction, these words would be perfect synonyms. Curiously, the word has no plural form in Italian, since there cannot be more than one most important church at a time.
Usually a Duomo is highly decorated, often containing notable artworks, and in many cases the buildings themselves are true artworks. Perhaps the best known Duomo is Milan's Duomo di Milano, but cathedrals in other cities have been mentioned in Wikipedia for Alba, Mantua, Nugoro, and Florence's Santa Maria del Fiore. Other notable examples of the type in Italy are in Pisa (the leaning tower is its campanile, bell-tower), in Siena, San Gimignano, Orvieto, Volterra, L'Aquila, Modena, Città di Castello, Prato, Naples (and in many other towns).

Web cam on Duomo of Siena (refresh rate: 60 sec.): [1]
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Duomo."

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Santa Maria del Fiore

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Santa Maria del Fiore (also known as the Duomo) is Florence's cathedral, noted for its distinctive dome. Its name (which translates as "Saint Mary of the Flower") refers to the lily, symbol of Florence. The cathedral complex includes the Duomo, the baptistery and the campanile (bell tower)

The cathedral, the third to be built in Florence, was built on the site of the previous one, Santa Reparata. It was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1294,with the first stone being laid on September 8, 1296.
In 1329 Andrea Pisano was awarded the commission to design the bronze south doors of the baptistery. The doors, which were completed in 1336 consist of quatrefoil panels, many of which depict scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist.
In 1334 Giotto was appointed overseer for the work on the Cathedral. His major accomplishment was the campanile. He died in 1337 and was succeeded by Andrea Pisano.
In 1401, a competition was announced to design the north doors for the baptistery. Seven sculptors competed, including Lorenzo Ghiberti, Filippo Brunelleschi and Jacopo della Quercia, with Ghiberti winning the commission. It took Ghiberti 21 years (1403-1424) to complete these doors. These gilded bronze doors consist of twenty-eight panels, with each depicting a biblical scene from the New Testament. Ghiberti followed this up working on a second set of doors (1425-52), this time with ten panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament. Michaelangelo referred to these doors as the "gates of paradise".
In 1418 a competition was held to design a new dome (or cupola) for the cathedral. The two competitors were Ghiberti and Brunelleschi. Brunelleschi won the competition with his distinctive octagonal design; work started on the dome in 1420 and was completed in 1434.
Artists who have produced work for the cathedral include:
Paolo Uccello
Andrea del Castagno
Giorgio Vasari
Federico Zuccari

Needs description of the exterior, further history.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Santa Maria del Fiore."

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Crosswords: DUOMO

Non-English Usage: "DUOMO" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Italian (cathedral).

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Modern Usage: DUOMO

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Le Porte del Duomo di Milano (1953)

La Fabbrica del duomo (1949)

Il Duomo di Milano (1947)

La Cupola del Duomo (Il Correggio) (1946)

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Commercial Usage: DUOMO

Domain	Title
Books	Andavamo in piazza Duomo (reference) I bozzetti di Sartorio per il Duomo di Messina (reference) I Libri Del Duomo Di Firenze (reference) Il duomo di Siena al tempo di Alessandro VII : carteggio e disegni (1658-1667) (reference) Il Mistero di una cattedrale : il Duomo di Milano sei secoli di storia, di arte, di fede (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	Krups F985-71-51 Il Caffe Duomo - 8-Cup Coffee/4-Cup Espresso Machine, White (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Image Slideshow: DUOMO

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Photo Album: DUOMO

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Milano--dettagli del Duomo. Credit: Library of Congress.		Milano - dettagli del Duomo. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Montepulciano - Piazza del Duomo. Pozzo Pubblico (1520) / Ed. Alinari. Credit: Library of Congress.		Il Duomo, Firenze. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Milano Portici di Piazza del Duomo / edni. Brogi. Credit: Library of Congress.		View of Piazzo Vittario Emanuele (formerly P. del Campo), near the Duomo, Siena, Italy. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Duomo Square & Cathedral, Milan, Italy. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: DUOMO


"Duomo Facade, Sienna" by Sam Segar Commentary: "West Face of Duomo in Sienna."	"Duomo" by Kim Werker Commentary: "The Duomo in Florence, Italy."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Usage Frequency: DUOMO

"DUOMO" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 86.79% of the time. "DUOMO" is used about 53 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	86.79%	46	50,285
Noun (common)	7.55%	4	175,879
Noun (proper)	5.66%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	53	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DUOMO

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
duomo	70	duomo milan hotel	4
duomo florence	29	duomo toscana	3
duomo milan	26	duomo napoli	3
duomo siena	13	duomo firenze	3
grand hotel duomo	10	grand duomo hotel pisa	3
duomo hotel	8	duomo pisa	3
il duomo	7	australia duomo sheridan	3
di duomo milano	7	cupula del duomo	3
duomo milano	7	duomo hotel italy siena	3
krups caffe duomo	6	duomo firenze il	2
piazza del duomo	6	duomo florence in italy	2
duomo hotel siena	6	duomo gym	2
hotel spadari al duomo	5	hotel duomo florence	2
brunelleschi duomo florence michelangelo	5	caffe duomo il krups	2
florence italy duomo	4	cathedral duomo	2
grand duomo hotel milan	4	piazza del duomo print	2
duomo piazza	4	duomo florence in	2
krups duomo	4	duomo hotel orvieto	2
		duomo italy	2
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Derivations: DUOMO

Derivations
	Words beginning with "DUOMO": duomos. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: DUOMO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-m-o-o-u"
	-1 letter: doom, doum, mood.
	-2 letters: dom, duo, mod, moo, mud, oud, udo.
	-3 letters: do, mo, mu, od, om, um.
	Words containing the letters "d-m-o-o-u"
	+1 letter: duomos, modulo.
	+2 letters: doomful, gumwood, hoodlum, mudroom, outmode, quomodo.
	+3 letters: compound, dormouse, gumwoods, hoodlums, modiolus, moondust, mudrooms, outmoded, outmodes, outmoved, quomodos, unmoored.
	+4 letters: compounds, doomfully, doronicum, duodecimo, guardroom, homebound, loudmouth, melodious, modulator, moondusts, outmoding, outsmoked, pompadour, roundworm, stomodeum, unbosomed.
	+5 letters: anadromous, commodious, compounded, compounder, decompound, diadromous, dicoumarol, dimorphous, doronicums, duodecimos, endogamous, guardrooms, hoodlumish, hoodlumism, loudmouths, lycopodium, malodorous, modulation, modulators, modulatory, mushroomed, outbloomed, outhomered, outhumored, pompadours, roundworms, stomodaeum, stomodeums, stormbound, summerwood, unsmoothed.
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