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see|Marionette
English

Etymology
From French, la marionette. One of the first figures to be made into a marionette was the Virgin Mary, hence the name.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Noun
en-noun

1. A string puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.

Quotations

1885 � w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado|The Mikado
:If you think we are worked by strings,
:Like a Japanese marionette,
:You don't understand these things:
:It is simply Court etiquette.

Translations
trans-top|string puppet
Chinese: 活��� (húodòng-mù�u)
Dutch: marionet f
Finnish: marionetti
German: Marionette f
Interlingua: marionette
Italian: marionetta f
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Japanese: 絡繰�人形 (���������, karakuri ningyou)
Russian: ма�ионе�ка (marionjetka)
Slovak: bábka f
Spanish: marioneta f
Swedish: marionett c
Volapük: marionät
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See also
w:Marionette|Marionette � Wikipedia

German

Noun
Marionette f

1. a marionette or any type of puppet generally

Interlingua

Noun
marionette

1. marionette

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