mecenate

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mecenate

/met͡ʃeˈnate/

Where it comes from

dal latino Caius Maecenas italianizzato in Gaio Mecenate, famoso come benefattore di Virgilio ed Orazio

adjective mecenati

che protegge artisti

noun mecenati

per antonomasia chi si occupa di finanziare e proteggere artisti e poeti

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adjective

noun

In English

patron wealthy individual who supports an artist etc.

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"mecenate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/mecenate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mecenate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/mecenate

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"mecenate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/mecenate.

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@misc{mecenate_2026,
  title = {mecenate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/mecenate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}