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nun·ci·o 
Audio Help [nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noon-] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [nuhn-shee-oh, -see-oh, noon-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ci·os.
| a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador. |
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nuncio
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| nun·ci·o
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n. pl. nun·ci·os A papal ambassador or representative. [Italian, from Latin nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots.] |
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nuncio
papal envoy, 1528, from It. nuncio (now nunzio), from L. nuntius "messenger," from PIE base *neu- "to shout" (cf. Gk. neuo "to nod, beckon," O.Ir. noid "make known").
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| nuncio | |
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| (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status |
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