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Marionette

Marionette Meaning & Definition
Marionette Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Marionette?

[n] a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

Synonyms | Synonyms for Marionette: puppet

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See Also | figure

Marionette In Webster's Dictionary

\Mar`i*o*nette"\, n. [F. marionette, prop. a dim. of Marie Mary.] 1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The buffel duck.

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