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internuncio
 
SYLLABICATION:in·ter·nun·ci·o
PRONUNCIATION:  ntr-nns-, -nn-
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. in·ter·nun·ci·os
1. A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio. 2. A messenger or an agent; a go-between.
ETYMOLOGY:Italian internunzio, from Latin internntius, mediator : inter-, inter- + nntius, messenger; see nuncio.
 
 
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