/ Dictionary / Index D Dante: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Dan•te Pronunciation: (dan'tē, dän'tāIt.dän'te), [key] — n. (Dante Alighieri), 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dante (Thesaurus) danseuse Dantean Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language