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Definition of Casanova noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Casanova

noun

/ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/,

/ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/

/ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/,

/ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/

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a man who has sex with a lot of women
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Word OriginFrom Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, an Italian man in the eighteenth century who was famous for having sex with many women.

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