HOW TO PRONOUNCE
medici
/mɛˈdisi/
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What does medici mean?
proper noun
- A surname from Italian.
- A member of this family.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- (historical) A powerful and influential aristocratic Florentine family from the 13th to 17th centuries.
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IPA pronunciation
/mɛˈdisi/
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In his famous interview with the dying Lorenzo de Medici he made three demands as a condition for granting absolution.
Lorenzo the Magnificent died, and his son, the weak Piero de Medici, tried to take his place as ruler of Florence.
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The few chairs were drawn up against the wall under the steel engraving of “Lorenzo de' Medici” with more than usual precision.
He first conceived the idea of the wholesale massacre of St. Bartholomew, many years before Catharine de' Medici carried it into operation.
The old crows of Marie de Medici were amorous in the tall trees.