PandemicA disease prevalent over a whole country or the world, a central theme in The Decameron where characters tell stories to pass time during quarantine
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A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world."The pandemic caused the townsfolk to retreat into their homes for safety."
QuarantineA state of isolation to prevent the spread of diseases.
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A state, period, or place of isolation to prevent the spread of a contagious disease."They placed the city under quarantine to stop the disease from spreading."
NobilittaItalian term for nobility used in The Decameron to describe some characters' social status.
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Nobility, the group of people belonging to the noble class in society."Though he was from nobilitĂ , he was humble and kind to all."
FableA short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
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A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral."She told a fable of a tortoise and a hare to teach him about the value of steady effort."
ProsaicOrdinary or lacking in imagination, often used to describe the everyday life details in some stories within The Decameron
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Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty."Despite its promising start, the story settled into a rather prosaic description of suburban life."
Commonplace; unimaginative."His travel logs were prosaic, providing fact-based descriptions without any intriguing narratives."