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noun
a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs.
Origin:
1610–20; < French marionnette, equivalent to Marion (diminutive of Marie Mary) + -ette -ette
1610–20; < French marionnette, equivalent to Marion (diminutive of Marie Mary) + -ette -ette
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Word Origin & History
marionette
puppet worked by strings, c.1620, lit. "little little Mary," from Fr. marionette, dim. of Marion, dim. of Marie "Mary."
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