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fantoccini

[fan-tuh-chee-nee]

plural noun

puppets or marionettes manipulated by strings, wires, or mechanical devices.

a puppet show using these puppets.

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fantoccini (ˌfæntəˈtʃiːnɪ)

—*pl n*
1.	marionettes
2.	puppet shows in which they are used

[C18: from Italian: little puppets, plural of fantoccino, from fantoccio puppet, from fante boy, from Latin infānsinfant]

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