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anthesis; flowering season

2

showy; flashy; flamboyant

1

intellectual

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

1

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

1

deciphering; decoding

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

apathetic; indifferent

1

ardent; passionate; vehement

1

approval; endorsement

2

representative; delegate

1

Caccini

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

3

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

2

now that; since; as long as; provided that

1

invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

oratorio

1

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

1

imperial order; imperial decree

1

system

10

Tromboncino

1

to reach; to get to

1

numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

3

low tone; bass; low voice

3

instrumentalist; player

1

(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

1

sisters

1

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

2

first place; head position; leading position

1

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

turning point

1

to lower; to be lowered

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze

5

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

4

more than expected

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

Monteverdi

3

Orfeo (opera by Monteverdi)

2

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

external; superficial; outward; surface

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1