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| 1. | an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447. |
| 2. | Gian Ga⋅leaz⋅zo [jahn -gahlyaht-saw] , 1351–1402, Milanese leader who conquered much of N Italy. |
| 3. | Lu⋅chi⋅no [loo-kee-naw] , 1906–76, Italian stage and film director. |
| Vis·con·ti (vĭs-kōn'tē, vēs-) Milanese leader who conquered Siena (1399), Perugia (1400), and Bologna (1402) and was a noted patron of the arts. |
| Visconti, Luchino. Duke of Modrone. 1906-1976. Italian stage and film director considered a founder of the Italian neo-realist style, which focused on ordinary people and postwar social issues. His films include La Terra Trema (1948) and Death in Venice (1971). |
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