casanovanic

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Cas⋅a⋅no⋅va

[kaz-uh-noh-vuh, kas-; It. kah-sah-naw-vah]

–noun

1.	Gio⋅van⋅ni Ja⋅co⋅po [jaw-vahn-nee yah-kaw-paw] Show IPA , 1725–98, Italian adventurer and writer.

2.	a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures; rake; Don Juan.

Related forms:

Cas⋅a⋅no⋅van⋅ic [kaz-uh-noh-van-ik, kas-]

, adjective

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Word Origin & History

Casanova

1888, from Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seignalt (1725-98), legendary debaucher.

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