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fantoccini

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fan⋅toc⋅ci⋅ni

  [fan-tuh-chee-nee]
–plural noun
1. puppets or marionettes manipulated by strings, wires, or mechanical devices.
2. a puppet show using these puppets.
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fan·toc·ci·ni   (fän'tə-chē'nē)   
pl.n.  

  1. Puppets animated by moving wires or mechanical means.

  2. A show using such puppets.


[Italian, pl. of fantoccino, diminutive of fantoccio, puppet, augmentative of fante, child, short for infante, from Latin īnfāns, īnfant-, infant; see infant.]
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