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Della Crusca

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Del´la Crus´ca
1.A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for conserving the purity of the Italian language.
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In the dictionaries and the publications of the Accadcemia della Crusca, which was created in 1583 was accepted by Italians as the authority in Italian matters of language compromised between classical purism and living Tuscan usage were successfully achieved.
The Italian Language Has a Rich History by David Snape / Reference and Education community
As a distinguished member of both the Accademia della Crusca and the Accademia Fiorentina, he frequently associated with important members of the Florentine patriciate, and his literary expertise was widely sought, particularly as a contributor to the Crusca's publication of the Vocabolario della Crusca (1612).
Cultural clientelism and brokerage networks in early modern Florence ... by Cole, Janie / Renaissance Quarterly
1) Simultaneously, the illustrious Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca is now available online, and other works, among them Max Pfister's Lessico etimologico italiano, are making steady progress.
Giacomo Devoto--Gian Carlo Oli, Il Devoto-Oli 2008. Vocabolario della ... by Haller, Hermann W. / Italica
 
 
 
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