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- [mar-ee-uh-net]
- /ˌmær i əˈnɛt/
- /ˌmær.i.əˈnet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mar-ee-uh-net]
- /ˌmær i əˈnɛt/
Definitions of marionette word
- noun marionette a puppet manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs. 1
- noun marionette A puppet worked from above by strings attached to its limbs. 1
- noun marionette string-operated puppet 1
- countable noun marionette A marionette is a puppet whose different parts you can move using strings or wires. 0
- noun marionette an articulated puppet or doll whose jointed limbs are moved by strings 0
- noun marionette a puppet or little jointed figure made to look like a person or animal and moved by strings or wires from above, often on a miniature stage 0
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Origin of marionette
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < French marionnette, equivalent to Marion (diminutive of Marie Mary) + -ette -ette
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Parts of speech for Marionette
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
marionette popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for marionette
noun marionette
- dummy — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- moppet — a young child.
- manikin — a styled and three-dimensional representation of the human form used in window displays, as of clothing; dummy.
- doll — a female given name, form of Dorothy.
- figurine — a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette.
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