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marionette

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Main Entry:
mar·i·o·nette 
          Listen to the pronunciation of marionette
Pronunciation:
\ˌmer-ē-ə-ˈnet\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French marionnette, from Middle French maryonete, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary
Date:
circa 1620
: a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires


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