d. rizzio

Riz·zio

[rit-see-oh, reet-; Italian reet-tsyaw]
noun
Da·vid [dah-veed] , 1533?–66, Italian musician: private foreign secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots 1564–66.
Also, Riccio.
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Rizzio or Riccio (ˈrɪtsɪəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
David. ?1533--66, Italian musician and courtier who became the secretary and favourite of Mary, Queen of Scots. He was murdered at the instigation of a group of nobles, including Mary's husband, Darnley
 
Riccio or Riccio
 
n

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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