| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fan·toc·ci·ni |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fän t -ch  n |
| PLURAL NOUN: | 1. Puppets animated by moving wires or mechanical means. 2. A show using such puppets. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Italian, pl. of fantoccino, diminutive of fantoccio, puppet, augmentative of fante, child, short for infante, from Latin  nf ns, nfant-, infant. See infant.
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