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Cas⋅ti⋅glio⋅ne

[kah-stee-lyaw-ne]
–noun
Bal⋅das⋅sa⋅re [bahl-dahs-sah-re] , 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and author.
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Cas·ti·glio·ne   (kä'stĭl-yō'nā, -stē-lyō'ně)   
Italian diplomat and writer best known for Il Cortegiano (1528), which describes the perfect courtier.
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