BIBBIENA [BERNARDO DOVIZIO. WHO WAS STYLED BIBBIENA.]
\bˌɪbiˈɛnə bˈɜːnədˌə͡ʊ dəvˈɪzɪˌə͡ʊ hˌuː wɒz stˈa͡ɪld bˌɪbiˈɛnə], \bˌɪbiˈɛnə bˈɜːnədˌəʊ dəvˈɪzɪˌəʊ hˌuː wɒz stˈaɪld bˌɪbiˈɛnə], \b_ˌɪ_b_i__ˈɛ_n_ə__ b_ˈɜː_n_ə_d_ˌəʊ d_ə_v_ˈɪ_z_ɪ__ˌəʊ h_ˌuː w_ɒ_z s_t_ˈaɪ_l_d b_ˌɪ_b_i__ˈɛ_n_ə]\
Definitions of BIBBIENA [BERNARDO DOVIZIO. WHO WAS STYLED BIBBIENA.]
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An Italian poet; born at Bibbiena, Aug. 4, 1470; died Nov. 9, 1520. For many years secretary to Cardinal Giovanni de'Medici, in whose election as Pope Leo X. he is said to have had a considerable share, he was appointed treasurer, and soon after raised to the dignity of cardinal. In this dignity he became an ardent promoter of art and science. His comedy "Calandria" is probably the earliest in Italian literature.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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